Rooming houses usually don't get to take advantage of sporting events, concerts, festivals that usually result in spikes in rental fees and more profits ( and glory) that AirBnb and other STRs get to.

Inspection Costs - $400 Lender Fees - $1,000 Closing Costs - $2,000 Mortgage Payments - $2,500 Property Taxes - $600 Utilities - $1,000 Insurance - $200 Commissions - $4,000 Selling Closing Costs - $4,000 Home Warranty - $500 Termite Letter - $100 MLS Fees - $100 

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However, if one property is overseas, there might be additional considerations to factor in.

How is the fee structure?

In San Jose I think that lowers the school fees cost/taxes etc.

Yes, you do get income on the other side, but the prices have bumped up so with interest rates and less inventory to buy, the net income is much less than a few years ago.You can still do it, you just have to factor that in and expect negative cash flow while you live there and then see how good it will be when you leave in a year and do it again.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

I successfully run 1 STR and have a 2nd that an inherited PM handles.I have Vrbo and Airbnb they will sync with each other with no external software.I set pricing easily by using the built in tools that Vrbo provides.Automated messages are built into both platforms.Vrbo keeps my calendar slammed, but I take direct bookings as needed, simple to do.I have no additional 3rd party fees to very sucessfuly run and manage my property needing only a a few minutes per week.

Any suggestions on how you calculate the wholesale fees would be appreciated.