You leave it open on your phone and simply go about your day.

Being able to enter a property with only 5% down means you can leverage your money way more effectively as well.

I have a client that uses a local bank account and it won't pull so I would have to manually enter them.But you can use it as a corporate level accounting.I have another client that uses Buildium to manage his own and other properties and he has his corporate accounting in there so he didn't have to get another accounting platform. 

I'd love to connect and provide any guidance as you enter this exciting marketplace.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/short-term-rental-loans-a...High Level --Conventional will typically offer lowest rates/fees but harder to qualify, especially if you are scaling and past the first couple of properties or going for the high-end of the market-2nd Home (10% Down) - should be very careful here - these are not intended for STR properties and people using them for pure investment properties are entering dangerous territory (you are attesting to use it as a rental half the year or less, no management, need to live in proximity, etc.)- DSCR Loans - typically your best bet if you don't quality (or have "outgrown") conventional or looking to scale a portfolio or diving into more specialized markets. 

The purpose for setting it up as a STR was simply to help defray the cost of owning and maintaining the property, but again we feel that the time we put into it is taking away from our quality of life with our family/kids.We're looking for advice on what to do with the property.

Would highly recommend consulting your CPA before entering into an agreement to understand!!

It was at this point that I decided on a strategy which would provide a platform for fast success.When new commercial brokers enter the industry, they are told that the first commission may take 6 months to 2 years.

I wrote a Blog on this very subject.You will eventually learn enough to be of help to yourself, just keep doing it and record the prices so you can start to get a feel for SF costs.One thing I can offer is this website,I have checked them out and they are fairly accurate , you enter your zipcode, I just hate for people to be off by even $10k, that could be your profit on some projects, right?

And 2nd, because the statistics simply show persons with __% equity have <__% likelihood of defaulting and those at __% have higher and higher likelihood of default.