In addition you can identify a property that performs better as a rental as yours most likely was purchased as a place you would like to live in and not what works best as a rental property.

.- Do you have a clear sense for how to evaluate the performance of your portfolio against your goals?

Main house performing mostly cosmetic renovations What was the outcome?

How is one able to do data to see how other STRs are booked/performing in that month?

For property owners with out-of-state investments, is it necessary to keep all receipts and invoices for write-offs during tax season, even smaller jobs performed by the PM's handyman?

Such as leaving a stack of them in a closet as a proactive measure to encourage them to perform that type of maintenance?

You have experience with good performance results (I am assuming) so that could help drive approval on a DSCR loan.Also, you could just keep saving and waiting for the interest rates to head back down.

In Orlando, you have the opportunity to drive appreciation by buying a poorly performing, underdecorated STR at and drive appreciation by transforming it to a highly themed, well decorated property which books well.

I would be performing the work myself and essentially doing a BRRR on the home.

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