are you going to be able to buy deals at a deep enough discount for them to work as a BRRRR? 

Particularly power related tools since those are usually discounted for Black Friday. 

I would go with a hail resistant 30 shingle then you get a discount from the insurance company .

For one, the rental income tends to be lower than with short-term stays due to the necessary discounts, yet we still face most of the usual costs, aside from savings on cleaning and supplies.

The right property owner you are looking for is someone who are looking for long term stable income, don't mind take a little discount and maybe waive the first month rent if you can somehow convince them.

There are also discounts to other programs and products and the community itself is hands down the best of all the groups I am in.

One thought if Scottsdale still owned the notes was, see if we can buy them at a discount and make a spread on re-selling them, but having seen that interview, you're probably correct that they had already sold them on anyways, keeping that spread themselves (which never got back to investors!

Say I have a first position performing note, what is a typical discount I should expect to give when selling?

You could also look into a house cleaning service that offers a discounted first time cleaning.

Problem with many of them I see this far north is November thru March they kinda sit or you have to discount the daily rate so much that you only might break even.