I would also note your mention of not wanting liability, but offering to "co-sign".

Close family passed and I'm now looking at buying a small house/cabin in Colorado to do STR. 

I introduced them to a mid-sized brokerage in the area (from what I’ve heard, they’re picking up steam) who specialized in finding off-market opportunities that don’t get plastered all over Zillow.

Hi Roland,I manage my own MTR and co-host for others in North Dallas.

", this is the first time I hear about PadSplit and saw that they are here in BP.https://www.biggerpockets.com/co/padsplitI'm curious to know how that works and if this is a deal breaker for me?

I invest and co-host in Dallas, TX using the MTR strategy.

It just has to do with how each platform markets themselves and what kinds of guests come through.I am an investor and co-host in Dallas, Texas and that's generally the posting rules I go by.

I am in Madison, but set up a search in Sheboygan and Port Washington as we have some family in that area who thought could keep an eye on things and the entry prices are less (in Dane County the median MLS 4-unit sale this year is $603k with 31 sales and for Sheboygan Co. this year only saw 4 sales of 4-units noted, but a median price of $252k . 

That being said you can make that kind of money with fewer properties but you would need to do more intense work and higher risk Short Term Rentals, co-living, or Section 8.- My Strategy: I'd like to buy and hold residential rental properties.

Even small to mid sized ones 20-75 guests will bring in serious money.