In the six years I've owned, operated and sold vacation rentals on the Oregon Coast the investment landscape has evolved considerably. 

-- solid strategy as well, if you go this route I would consider investing with an operator that specializes in this asset class.

This is totally contrary to the way most wholesalers can operate.5.

I'll actually answer your questions instead of going on an emotional rant like the poster above.The only caveat is that I'm speaking to how things work in my region, and how wholesalers operate around here.

When I contacted MFM, they told me to direct my complaints to Prime as they operate independently of them.

We operate dozens of STR's around Austin.

Professionals find good deals, operates them professionally hopefully providing a profit without you have to deaL with the issues that face a landlord every day. 

Even when they are charging you a very high percentage, the agent is probably operating at a loss.

In my experience many unlicensed wholesalers operate in a grey area and often cross over into what is obviously brokering real estate without a license. 

To have a successful STR I HIGHLY recommend listening to this episode of a podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-market/id161508...Once you listen to this, and any highly involved STR operator will agree, you will find a lot of the fundamentals are lacking in Kissimmee or you have to have deep pockets to hit those.I won't spoil the episode, but if you listen to it (and anyone out there that does) feel free to DM me afterward and I'd be happy to talk details tailored to your situation on if you're on the right path or maybe I can help.