Other than the property manager's location advantange, this sauce is the reason why I'm considering hiring a property manager instead of self hosting.After 3 years of the "set it and forget it" dynamic pricing mentality on VRBO & AirBnb, I'm on a mission to really understand what I'm not doing right that an experienced co-host is doing.

Yes, injecting a lot of out-of-state/foreign capital is great and certainly will help boost the economy.

I used money from my business savings earmarked for starting a group home for my mentally ill nephew, who has been struggling since his mother's passing.

As everyone mentioned, using PriceLabs and dynamic pricing can really help boost those mid-week bookings.

That has been my biggest mental hurdle.

It is not difficult to debug the future from their investments using their own website.most STR/LTR syndication that had strong presence should be :- working in local niche market only- has five to ten years experience- had open book / track record mentality- the audited financial statement should be available to understand the business.STR market itself is very risky investment in my opinion, now you add fund/syndication then you have double big problem.one out of five hotel syndication is going for bankruptcy in the last two years , and we expect STR to survive ?

Personally, for SF rentals, I boosted each property's liability coverage to $500K and then had a $2M umbrella policy. 

You can boost posts to bring more eyes, hard to beat having thousands of eyes by doing a post and boosting it. 

I like to look at deals on a total return basis and a cosmetic value add boosts that greatly.

When it comes to real estate investing, leveraging your money can significantly boost your returns.