These will catch a buyer’s eye in any market, and it's no extra material cost to do so!

Anything 2-4 units is good for a first one, but its worth paying extra to be in a good area so you can learn how to manage your property.

I would buy it also for roughly the same price (it will be in good condition but may require some small fixes for a tenant), but it's bigger and has an extra bedroom so it will rent for $1400.I could have also ran this model by assuming that I would get the same type of property as the turnkey, but for $125k and would rent for $1200 as the turnkey would.

Real estate investmnets are capital intensive and if you don't have extra money sitting around to make the emergency repair when it happens you'll find yourself in a terrible position. 

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

They will promise upgraded furniture or extras to keep your money. 

If the answer is yes, then it's a no brainer to make minimum payments on your 2.8% interest rate mortgage, and use the funds that you would have paid extra to pay it down faster, to either invest in more real estate, the market, or anywhere else where you can get a ROI > 2.8%.If the answer is no, then feel free to aggressively pay it down as fast as possible, to become debt-free faster, and just have a large amount of money in savings or to splurge with.The bottom line is that your 2.8% mortgage is GOOD debt.

-Booking.com is a very large and established company that has been around much longer than airbnb and vrboCons:-more listings to make sure are all staying maintained assuming you are also on airbnb and vrbo-you have to pay them their commission back at the end of each month which is a pain in the a** and is an unnecessary extra step-payouts can take longer as you mentioned-it has been impossible for me to find anyway to contact customer service over the phone and instead you have to refer to their forums and FAQs for any answers you need.Hope you found this helpful.

Since they are responsible for maintaining the relationship with you after the transaction closes, this approach adds an extra layer of confidence and security to your investment. 

Always budget extra for surprises.Skipping Permits – Even small renovations may require permits.