If they are paying a 2 night minimum for $399/night plus all the other crap I'm not worried.

also the garage .. its not impossible to find that setup but it is more rare. it pulls -$50 per car spot off the rent or -$100 with no garage. that's accounted for with the rental comp.As far as the rear access being make or break im asking you guys on that one. that's the part im not sure about. its an otherwise great deal except these cost cutting measures by the builder. i didn't notice this before walking it yesterdayIm afraid im falling in love with the numbers and these weird things with the property will attract a lessor tenant than i want to deal with and ill be stuck in a nightmare property like i hear about people falling into on accident because they thought the numbers on paper were so much better but the property was crap and nobody wanted it . that's what im afraid of i guess.i did do extensive research on this particular neighborhood so i am familiar with the stats and boots on ground type as i live pretty close about 30 min .

Good tips but what if I get the lock and these morons put their crap in FRONT of my dumpster???

Nothing to it as long as you don't listen to all these SEO companies regurtitating, "backlinks, time on page, click through rate, keywords, content is king" crap. 

That's why you need reserves (don't care if you call it the rainy day fund, the oh crap fund, the long term savings, whatever). 

Out of state is a crap shoot—you are putting a lot/all of the execution out of your hand so it’s dependent on you being able to identify good operators (which requires experience).

You learn faster with instructions (e.g a good textbook or tutorial). 

So where you invest and what you invest in is an individual question as to what crap or not do you want to put up with for a yield?

The actual Booking.com site is crap and I have had issues with it, but the integration with Hospitable has not caused me any issue yet. 

There are tons of tutorials and resources on how to choose the right contractor and red flags to look for.