Stick to 700 sq ft or less.

Raising reserves makes sure they are present day one, but also dilutes overall returns. 

They have to be tweaked on a regular bases and most of the time it is due to it throwing out some crazy high ridiculous prices for some dates.

I'm a believer that there are deals to be had in any market.

We used to buy a lot of foreclosures back in the day but that source has long dried up.

There are people who have an entire business helping you set up and design a STR relatively quickly (3-7 days) depending on size of home and complexity but you are going to be paying a bit of a premium but you do save on the headache.

After that you should post a 7 day notice or whatever notice your state requires.

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

It isn't a big job but I don't want things to go south so I stay in it.Of course I practically live on this forum so I pass along any pertinent info I find as well as answer questions.

Contracting is all about relationships , knowing who to call and when to call them .