Too bad that BiggerPockets does not offer an LOL reaction. 

This just seems like it puts me in a potential bad situation if something goes wrong during the process.  

Buying a house near the comps would be a bad deal since they would be buying at a premium.

They'll probably also want to be sure that you are competent to operate the property afterward, because their reputation is tied up in who they do business with, and it's bad for everyone if the property becomes devalued.

"There's 2 types of house's, 1 where people know they have rats, the other is they don't know they have rats"Poison is a really bad idea, especially when tennants are involved.Hire an exterminator a document everything.

However, I've heard lots of bad experiences online with Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, etc. etc.

I took the Airbnb bookings and now I'm around 80/20 Airbnb/VRBO.Based on a recent bad experience that I had with Airbnb (it's a separate thread out here), I called VRBO and asked them how I can get more booking requests from VRBO. 

There were no bad reviews for the company they mentioned.

Lastly, don’t get over levered or into a bad deal because you are so ambitious.

Not too bad when the inventory is low, the number of sales is low (like a 30 year low), interest rates are high and prices are high.