Quote from @Nicholas McCormick: Howdy-Does anyone have any experience with short term rentals in the Bloomington, Indiana area?

The property, though is not beach front, nor does it has ocean view, is just a short drive from some of the best beaches in the west, which are great for surfing, snorkeling, SCUBA diving.In the 1.21 acres there is a main single family home (4 br) which was divided in two sections one of which is being rented.

The truth is, they will keep playing games and milk you for every penny they can, then they will leave the house a mess and cost more with cleaning, repairs, and vacancy.

I’ve been in the industry for several years, and my work has given me a solid understanding of property systems, maintenance, and what makes a home a great investment.I’m now looking to expand my own real estate journey by learning how to acquire and manage short-term and long-term rental properties.

It has a text capability.With that said, I'm spending a lot of time in Twilio right now as I see huge upside coming in that platform.You could be up and running with Podio & Globiflow for text within a very short time.

Any contractor recommendations or lender suggestions for short-term financing?

Many online courses are self-paced, so working on it in your spare time is absolutely doable.If a career shift isn’t your goal, you can still learn the "game" through various other means.

Consider different strategies like mid and short term rentals as I believe the Portland area would allow for success in both (although I have heard Portland proper is tough on STRs).Best of luck!

Welcome to the real estate investment game!

Yup, every other entity I've seen doing flat fee is just playing a pricing game, it's not based on systems and operations being set for such, there just doing marketing or riding our tailcoat.