The first thing the technician did was take a toilet tank cover off and run his hand across the bottom.

The thought behind this is that the water/rain/ etc runs away from the house and doesn't sit and saturate the solid. 

We had to enter in holding costs, holding time (time value of the money), ARVs, rehab costs, a contingency reserve (a little extra to cover unforseen stuff), a reasonable profit margin, etc to get to a "Strike Price" as we call it.

The era of "everything prints money on Airbnb" is LONG GONE! 

A 3% appreciation on a $3K/month rental will do better in cash flow in the long run than a $700/month rental.

They are running a personal brand, and I would rather donate my money to a good cause than their next mountain home. 

If you don't have to own your own residence though, why not invest the money in a profitable investment elsewhere and rent in Japan?

I have been to Utah and meet with 3 different fulfillment companies who run these guys programs this is a well Choreographed business and presentation behind the curtain..

It has a text capability.With that said, I'm spending a lot of time in Twilio right now as I see huge upside coming in that platform.You could be up and running with Podio & Globiflow for text within a very short time.

@Olecia Williams I am local here in Florida and help clients all the time purchase second homes that they short term rent with 10% down with zero issues.