Quote from @Ty Coutts: Hey Stacy,Here are some tips for first-time home buyers.

I would love of someone could reach out and fill me in on the experience or give a few tips. 

It’s a 3/2 pool home that’s not on the beach but close enough to be desirable (10min), but is only zoned for midterm rentals.

- 3/2 - all Brick - No Flood Zone - No pools - No Deck - Built in 2006Original tenants have remained in the property with yearly increases to rent.

Would you consider the couple or wait for a few more weeks to see if the applicant pool picks up? 

Any tips on avoiding the subscription model would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for your help!

@Meri Hamada what work have you done to identify your potential STR guest pool?

@Mark Sinclair in general, we recommend S/F pool homes, or town homes with pools over condos.

If the intent is to self manage and believe partnering where resources can be shared, that's a different story and have seen it done in ways that added efficiencies that wouldn't exist without pooling portfolios.

The investor pool here is non-existent cause it's arguably the worst RTP(no pun intended) of any relatively big or known area.