Any advice on starting out on this in the Houston or Katy market?  

Hey everyone, I've been working with 3D virtual tours and wanted to start a discussion on how they impact real estate marketing.

The PE investment feeding frenzy that started up 15 years ago as TOH parks started getting gobbled up is starting to slow as supply tightens. 

I probably saved 200k on this particular project.

It would have saved me a lot of time. 

When you specifically mentioned STR experience and the possibility of something with some added "personal value" bells started going off. 

Quote from @Clifford Pereira: Hi, my wife and I started an Airbnb in Sacramento, CA, this year and are new to real estate investing.

We hope that you can remedy the situation so that we can move into a habitable home.Suggestions that we have to fix the issues:Hire a company to rip up the carpets, treat the subfloors, and replace the carpets, at least on the main level and on the stairs.Provide an air purifier as a start to remedying the smell.Replace the garbage disposal.Hire a plumber to fix the draining issue in the bathroom sink of the smaller bedroom.Fix the tiles in the upstairs bathroom so they no longer present a safety hazard.Replace or fix the screen doors.Fix the gap between the windows and the walls in the living room.Hire a professional company to treat the entire home for pests.

At 6% I’ve only saved $360k, but you would have saved $720k, an extra $72k/yr.

Opt 1) utilizing our savings in the brokerage account and emergency fund and pay for it all up front.