As my wife is a realtor, we’ve helped several people from Bigger Pockets find their second home/STR.

Used PSI last year, they did a bad job, the snow wasn't even bad last year and with several attempts asking them to do better within the terms of the contract, they still sucked. 

Similarly, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A 4-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

Similarly, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A 4-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

I bought it because it was supposed to be easier to keep up with than traditional, but I've had to rebalance the ph myself several times.  

I have been able to review or been told of several audits (from other REI tax colleagues) related to cost segs in the last year or so- and of those none of DIY cost segs were allowed under audit. 

Our goal is to have a short term rental business and build it over the next several years.

Similarly, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A 4-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

If I have several options, I would prefer a HELOC with no initial draw requirements (i.e. to establish a literal line of credit that I have no specific short term plans to use), i.e. not something like the better.com HELOC. 

My investor friends who joined an investing franchise were severely disappointed.