(Please lord let me just pick one already!) 

Most of those contractors get slammed with work and instead telling the truth to the customer they choose not to pick up the phone or promise something (because they feel bad) and not follow up...I do flips my self and most of the times I use subs - small subs.

She would sweep while my young son would pick up trash.

Pick a market that you can easily get to and know someone in.

I would like some assistance from a professional, or someone who knows what they are doing to help guide me in making sure the unit flows nicely for a vacation unit.Would need help picking paint color, furniture, linens, etc...Please call or email to discuss further.

This creates an opportunity for the legit STR owners to possibly pick up another STR property at a distressed sale price. 

Today I pick up my check from closing.

@David Quinones you picked two entirely different avenues the chose from.

Slim pickings during the winter time

She was picking up her second property in Oakland.Before anyone gets excited and calls me asking for a guaranteed 11 day close, the borrower was the personal assistant to a big time local commercial real estate person, and her day-job duties including getting his commercial lenders the paperwork they need ASAP.