I see your point about gaining a lot of experience in those 3 years, I have considered that as well as how much less stressful it would be knowing that I would only be putting up a fraction of the money.  

Agents assigned by the bank are often uncooperative because their commissions are a fraction of what they would normally demand from a seller.

This site is pretty overwhelming at the moment and i have yet to even get through a fraction of all it has to offer! 

My first deal I did a small fraction of that!  

There are plenty of books and online resources that provide the same type of information for a fraction of the cost.

Think about it TLO charges $1 a search, how can they offer it of a fraction of that?

I personally wouldn't ever invest in these just due to the lack of liquidity involved trying to sell fractional ownership, and would certainly never attempt it as an STR . 

Now if your floors have quite a few damaged spots, that definitely adds more time a bit of complexity to the job since you'll be doing carpentry.I have personally refinished about a dozen hardwood floors (both pine and oak) on properties that I own and have achieved really great results for a fraction of the price a flooring contractor would charge.  

Seems there was a craz in the 60s and 70s in splitting leases with fractional owners, I'd not go there.

It's a shocker to me, because I legitimately couldn't even buy 1/3 fractional interest in a dingy condo in my town for that price on the entire duplex.There are a few metrics to consider when evaluating RESI rentals (not commercial.