I was using a Microsoft Surfacebook Pro (model year 2017) that does have a touch enabled monitor, however that monitor was not in use because the laptop is attached to a normal monitor where the browser was displayed.  

.- If you go with owner financing, you become the bank so you get paid every month but repairs, property taxes, etc... are no longer your problem.You know your personal financial situation as well as the condition of the home as well as rents in the neighborhood so you will have to decide which model is best for your situation.Good luck!

Our model is: FlippingThanks

When you factor-in the efficiency of a gas-fired furnace / boiler versus oil-fired, the effective difference is in the ballpark of 25 - 30K Btus.There are models of air-to-air heat pumps which will operate down to -30C (-22F), however code requires an ancillary heat source.

Implementing a "per guest" model can be difficult as guests are incented to lie about how many people will be staying.

I'd recommend you really spend time defining your typical tenant and that you back out of the per/rm student model.

Strong due diligence and modeling should include occupancy projections on (at least) a yearly basis for the life of the hold.

Redfin has a great business model for the owner not the employee.

I focus on buy and hold long term rentals, but I've explored the airbnb model for several of our properties, and I'm a (painfully) frequent user....my input is limited, but here goes: - if I were you, my first step would be to study up on the local ordinances around short term rentals.

Originally posted by @Max Petrov:@Nick B.For me it takes much more longer) You  need to develop a model of a good deal and then just compare what you see with that model.E.g., your good deal may be priced at $80/sqft "all-in" in the submarket where retail houses are priced at $110/sqft and rents are above $1/sqft.You need to know these numbers before looking at individual properties.