A well qualified business broker or someone else experienced in those calculations (think someone with statistics/finance expertise) can easily do this.  

Finding an agent that knows the market and can find you properties that provide a profit (for both of you) is worth the effort.One more thing about the contract . . . be sure to read the ENTIRE document and ask for clarification is needed. 

On here just last week, someone told everyone that all tenants hate their landlords so there was really no need to provide any level of adequate or decent levels of respect or service.

Second, even in countries that do allow foreigners to buy investment properties relatively easily (like Spain), you typically have to come up with much larger down payments (like 40%+) as a foreigner.

The operation of an STR has almost nothing to do with real estate and 100% to do with hospitality, that is where you can distinguish yourself from other operators, provided you made a good decision in your initial purchase. 

As a wholesaler, you should provide value.

And you can provide a good value by charging a lot less than the big operators.

I have never provided a water dispenser/ice maker in any of my other units, but rather a Brita and ice trays with no complaints.

In the meantime, enjoy the free energy they provide?

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