You have to set them up, market, book and clean. 

A quick call with a local attorney can set the record straight and help you navigate this without drama.

This is after covering all expenses and setting aside a certain amount for reserves to cover future expenses like capex or vacancy. 

Keep in mind that pool maintenance and chemicals will set you back several hundred a month, plus higher insurance, utilities etc.

Successfully acquiring, renovating, and selling multiple distressed properties can significantly boost your returns, but it also comes with its own set of challenges.

If you found a few handymen you could rely on, and make a trip out there for a few days to get things set up with shopping, decorating, and furnishing the STR that would remove the red flag of the property manager, and significantly boost your material participation hours to clear one of the thresholds.

Setting up direct bookings is a great way to avoid platform fees!

not sure if you are familiar with basketball but it is alot like the spurs offense. meaning the system works if you trust the process. my uncle has everything set up. contractors, know how, experience, tenant screening. management. so i will integrate into his system and learn it to replicate it like Steve Kerr did for the WarriorsYes, I am - The Big Fundamental was a great power forward!

At the end of the day for a new build your just paying for peace of mind.

It would be a tight budget but I do have money set aside for repairs.