Or any ideas of where I might be able to sell this unit would be super helpful.

Using automation can certainly help at scale for easy things, but if you have one STR and can't be bothered to respond promptly to your guest, I can guarantee this business will not go well for you.

He knows his stuff and is really good at making IG videos: his brand is a very clever mix of being super humble, telling everyone profits are less than you think and then flashing some fat $$ he made by selling to his investors.

Like you said, you don't want to grow super fast so take your time and watch the mortgage markets.

They are also not easy to deal with.

One golden rule I follow,if it takes a long time to fix/replace when it breaks, don't buy a cheap one.Imagine, this thing breaks in the middle of your peak season and the people who can come out to rebuild are 2 weeks out....It takes at least a day or two to build something like this even if you are super skilled.

It’s pretty easy.

Super interesting! 

What you are asking is a super important question and it doesn't just apply to lenders.

The team members I've worked with are super nice, but I have to ask, are there significantly better turn key provider deals to be had with a little more patience/perhaps better expectations set from me?