I'm also looking to get my hands on a good calculator for short term rentals since I'm terrible with Excel and only have a calculator for long term rentals that I know is missing sections that are specific to short term.Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated :) BiggerPockets has an Airbnb calculator, and I see that you're a pro member.Since you've read the STR book and done other education, you know HOW to pick a market lol.

Most that have negative feedback about the product are not educated about it.

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking. 

But always get educated, numbers don't lie.Thanks again for everyone's input.   

Because it's a company owned by, owned by, owned by.....It could be a bit over the top for most like you mentioned… Sounds like a well educated crew running it though.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Educate the land owner on the potential profit run the numbers and go over the basic proxy and blue prints.Make sure you have a seasoned and qualified Builder/GC because they can be a deal killer with wasted time and inflated material and extended completion dates.

Figure out what specific aspects of BRRR you want to discuss, and tell us what you have done to educate yourself on each of those specific aspects.

Invelo is more of an all in one solution to finding, managing and moving off market sellers through the sales process with an emphasis on education and community.

Being patient with the deals you want to invest in and expanding on your education to know what a 'good' deal really looks like.