Michael Hamilton of Live Swell, Michael Sjogren (@theairbnbguy on Instagram) and Zeona McIntyre are all experienced short term rental operators who are operating multiple properties. 

This site, unfortunately, can often end up being Instagram for REI. ...they are usually leaving quite a bit of reality out.Family help, buying in dirt cheap areas/ghettos, starting years ago when REI was market conditions were much more favorable, ect.

I'm a big fan of multifamily.and if you wanna hear a tale of woe about flipping, check out How NOT to Flip a House: An Embarrassing Story of Wasted Time, Money, and OpportunitySeeya around the site!

I remember seeing them shout you on on the BP Instagram!

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

We have a few pictures of before and after the remodel on our instagram.

Rules of Thumb, or Rule of Thumbs, not sure which is more correct, are generally like old wife's tales, some kernel of truth, but probably not applicable.3.

I would focus on targeted Social Media groups on Facebook and Instagram influencers that can bring the right attention to your properties.  

Word of mouth, internet PPC, instagram, Facebook, mailers, radio, TV, go to REI Groups, Website, Host free classes and about 10 other ways you can market to the right people.How many times do you post to Facebook and instagram every week??

If they go to student debt they would go down a rabbit hole in the future.I  dont need to know who is Dave Ramsey, or Greene, or someone on Instagram to teach me all of that.