We also had to negotiate access agreements with both adjoining neighbors, which added nearly another $100k.Best of luck in your venture, feel free to contact me directly with any questions or if you would like me to pass along any of my resources.  

A lot of STR investors prefer to sell off-market so they don't have to shut off business during tours, and I'm lucky to get access to a large majority of those deals in CO.

Adding taxes and insurance would be an even higher payment. 

No idea who regulates a crowd funded venture...isn't that idea that many, many people put in a little bit of cash to create a large pool?

However, those things can be added to a lease.

We used to use them for direct mail, email, and social media ad campaigns. 

State Street and other large funds are adding it to their fund offerings / adding it to their balance sheets.

You can find different strategies on how to find and reach these folks, such as driving for dollars, targeting mailing lists, networking with Realtors and other wholesalers, and having an online presence, plus paid social media ads, etc.

Has to be individuals  who own a large enough portfolio where they are not getting lucky relying on a small sample size.

Members span the gamut from "mom and pops" to large professional management corporations.