That sounds like great advice.

Sounds like you took the first step by making this post.

Quote from @Hunter Smith: You don't need 20% down if you intend to own the property.Developing sounds like a bad idea for a beginner.

When you do find a broker, make sure you sound credible, can tell them what your buy box is, and are targeting deals that you can close.

It worked she said she was having a bad day and a replacement to answer the phones while she took a coffee break still hadn't shown up and they were short handed that day and she hadn't even had lunch yet, she answered my questions and finally her replacement showed up.

Stessa does an adequate job replacing Quickbooks for our modest portfolio.Any and all suggestions are appreciated as so little of the support market is focused on MTR. 

Direct outreach: Sounds like you already had a corporate stay and would like more of those. 

After all that I'm sure it sounds like I'm anti real-estate.

It sounds like your cleaner is charging more no matter how many people stay, so I would recommend upping your nightly rate a few dollars to make up the $50. 

Sounds like you are considering two deals, a purchase of a single-family residence (SFR), and investing in a syndication deal.