If so, I have done it, and its works out just fine and I didn't see much of a downside. 

Biggest take away is finding a location or a property that you can run the numbers on any renovation or market to check future ARV/equity.You want to have equity built up in the shortest amount of time to try and refinance to take cash out or take out a Heloc. 

What's the biggest obstacle you're facing? 

The biggest dig against Guesty in the past was that Guesty for Hosts and Guesty for Pros were on different platforms and upgrading was anything but seamless. 

I could of really focused more on marketing and advertising to nurses and if you can contract with the employing agencies and offer them some consistency [location and perception and price biggest factor] and have them rent directy might yield some interesting results.

[January 11th, 2024 UPDATE]While we want to invest and get our home in Japan, the biggest reason we are hesitating on this isn't due to the cost, but more-so the ability to stay in Japan.

Lafayette is gonna be about the biggest city/town for quite awhile, Especially with Purdue being there.  

If you are worried about transaction costs, you are not focused on the biggest benefits in real estate.

This is one of the biggest gentrification areas in Indianapolis and will be a great long-term hold.The market value is $550,000.

I think the biggest tip-off is when a new name appears on the HO's policy.