Many of my clients are high W2 earners who are taking advantage of the "STR loophole." 

I highly recommend you reach out to him, he is fast, professional, and does amazing work.If you would like me to make that connection, reach out to me.

Quote from @Pradeep Shrestha: I would highly caution against investing in any of Rod Khleif's deals.

These homes may be dated, but they can be decorated to a high standard.

It seems to me that they all whether paid of free, will all have the same exact amount of houses because all the transactions are all public and so they seem to compete with each other based on the quality of the data of the houses, how up to date it is, and the user experience in configuring the how the layout is.

A high occupancy does not guarantee the lost revenue.

Sometimes hard to find this happy medium in rate sheets, though.Another consideration would be taxes - points are typically treated as interest, so if your tax obligations are high this year vs being higher in the future, then this could also impact buying down now vs paying a little more in interest in future years. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Colors, quality of paint, how much prep needed, holes patches etc. 

If you are looking to expand your knowledge I highly recommend the webinars BP offers.