It’s not exactly apples to apples.

If you haven’t already, consider learning underwriting software or creating a detailed spreadsheet model to speed up your analysis and make apples-to-apples comparisons across deals.Third, as you’re building your team, focus on finding partners who align with your goals and strengths.

Safer assets like a T-Bill allow you to borrow 96% of the value where blue chip stocks like Apple are at 70%.

Listening to YouTube big shots that have great advice on professional ways to handle problematic guests ( most are great but everyone will get bad apples), staying at the property when you have an open window of time and actually get the guest experience (this is critical), and looking at your click thru and conversion rates to get a good baseline.There is way more work to running an STR than a LTR.

Aside from the standard BR/BA count and square footage, I always focus heavily on the listing pictures for any comps I pull in my area - finding a comp that's as close to your property's condition and finishes will give you the best apples-to-apples comparison possible.I also wanted to second @Tim Swierczek's input: nobody in Minnesota likes moving in the middle of winter.  

Then you will have an apples to apples price comparison. 

i lost a final offer war with someone else on the PERFECT duplex property and then this one I'm settling on now is about 85% as nice hahaha. i know its comparing apples to oranges but i really had found a "unicorn property" and lost it!!

Dustin, you're comparing apples and pears.

The bigger companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc, use RMC's to handle their relocations and they are very very difficult to pierce.

FYI - When I appled for a City STR permit, the inspector that showed up was interested in only 2 things: Fire extinguishers on each floor with large signs, and working Smoke/CO2 detectors.I expected them to get upset over the old stairs (1940s) which were very narrow (29").