I have a lengthy Legal Opinion, from my seasoned Legal Team regarding this matter.There are several important factors, when thinking about proposing Seller Financing.

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Wow, you're not even in the areas impacted by the fire and yet, VRBO has contacted you with (it would appear) a severe misunderstanding of your pricing.

There are several ways to fund your first investment deal, even without substantial savings.

The STR did have some losses that could be offsetting to W2 income if several conditions were met.

One bad tenant can lose you several good ones if not dealt with.My leases are written in common language.

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

With several large universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and Drexel University, the city has a steady stream of students and young professionals looking for rentals.

I think it is also pretty weird that at a lot of auctions if we see a "newby" ready to bid on the "wrong" thing, several people will warn them. 

Part of the allure was the holding fees (insurance / property were several thousand less then up north) After one year, my Huntsville tenant had to move out early for a job relocation.