Good design, clean, comparable with market rates, and professional photos.

Like anything is sales (and you are in sales even when you are trying to buy a property), the less clean cut the deal, the more likely it is to get rejected.

Hi - I’m relatively new to the real estate game and am just starting to read multiple books involving this topic.I noticed a house being cleaned up two weeks ago, talked to maintenance people, and was in the right place at the right time to talk to the owner.

A typical turnover can be a month or 2 of vacancy and $2-10k in make-ready costs (cleaning, paint, flooring, appliances, towel racks, vanities, etc. that gets beat up and broken norma wear and tear). 

With small homes you get quick and easy stays with fewer issues, cheaper cleaning fees, higher occupancy, and still great rates. 

And STR is much more involved with high turnover rates so you’ll not only need to post the listing but know how to keep it competitive so that you maximize bookings, of course, furnishing it, keeping supplies, restocked, cleaning, maintenance, And what about consideration to any local STR rules and regulations?  

Based on the prices that I charge for a similar return, assuming there were clean records provided and not a ton in the way of depreciable assets needing to be analyzed, then $3,000 is a bit much.

It isn't that hard to clean, but it does take more maintenance.

Do you regularly work with cash buyers on off market deals?

Our lender wanted clean financials or they wouldnt lend on the deal.