Your aim starting out should be to get the best reviews as possible and use guest feedback to make improvements as you go.

My plan for this year is improve my credit, get my real estate license (to increase my income on top of my W-2), possibly career transition into the property management space (to learn more), and save as much as possible and learn as much as I can.I’d love to house hack close to home but my area is so expensive it seems like it’d be close to impossible. 

Hey Tod, I took a very brief look at your first listing, airbnb.com/h/newport1bedroom, and the thing that jumps out at me as far as improving it is: address the 1-star review head on without attacking the reviewer.

Are you looking to pay off the hard money loan, fund another investment, or cover property improvements?

I think KCMO is considered a landlord-friendly location.A professional property manager can significantly improve an investor's life by streamlining operations, maximizing profitability, and reducing stress.

We also have a huge budget allowance from the city over the next few years to improve public transportation measures within the city.

For example, if she can't visit the property, is she good at record keeping (so everything is organized at tax time) or finding vendors, comparing product prices, finding free or low cost items on Facebook marketplace to improve the rental)3. emergency fund.

You just have to be careful because some sales agents will just advise you to over improve the property because it makes their job easier.

This ensures you lock in better terms based on the improved cash flow.

That loan will cost you around $800/month for 30 years.I think this improves things, and your only loss would be the cost of the equity loan and the payments you've made so far on your IRA and credit cards.