So if you look them up online you will see the owner is a Wyoming LLC, then you go try to look up the owner of the Wyoming LLC and you won't find it.

We always recommend flying out to see the area, properties, etc. when you can, but we've done quite a few virtual deals as well. 

If there are damages, chances are you will never see the money to fix them. 

Charging tenants an application fee before they see the unit is absurd, but are people actually doing this?

It can help to see the expenses that may come up in STRs.I would personally look into co-hosting over arbitrage if starting on a tight budget.

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For me personally I dont see the purpose of open carry and can't see me doing it.

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And we'll send you a sample property so you can see the numbers breakdown." 

On paper sit down with a realtor and an REI investor and build a scaling template so you can see the path ahead.