If your local market is very active and homes are selling fast, you may be able to get by with doing less.Your Home’s Condition: If your home is vacant or has a unique layout, using a professional stager who can bring in the right furniture and accessories may help buyers truly visualize its full potential.Your Budget: Talk to your agent to get an idea of staging costs in your area, as it can be the difference between your house selling and sitting.

 just start generating leads and start talking to people and when you’re not doing that educate yourself also hire a mentor just basically get active..

The property is not active yet. 

As someone actively investing in STRs and looking to scale, this raises some concerns for me about the long-term viability of this strategy.I understand the tension between hotels and STRs, especially in popular tourist destinations, but I’m curious:How real is this threat?

It's a very local question based on the comps and active/recently sold inventory inside the community.

Just being active and visible in the areas you want to buy in can work wonders.

If you need some connections, I run the most active group of small landlords in the city and have a network of connections that you could potentially leverage.

REITS and stocks are passive and real estate is active. 

There's a few good meetups here that I'm very active in.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.