So this doesn’t need to be the next Airbnb.

It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlierNow whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Social Media Presence (Regular Posts/Videos and Engaging with your audience)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, Backlinks)Now if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.Or if you want to use WordPress and get someone setup the website and do regular content updates for you, then It can take 3-6 months to start seeing visible growth in organic traffic if all the things mentioned above are taken care of.

But there is one exception to this. 

Different states and municipalities have different rules so it would be good to brush up on them if this continues.

At least do this for your first few properties.

I know a couple people that does this, let me know if you need me to connect you. 

Keeping your current townhouse rented enables tenants to continue paying down the mortgage while you scale.2.

Continuously educate yourself about real estate and investment strategies.

Instead of losing 55k they will probably only end up losing $25,000 - $30,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I read this as someone using a short-term lens to focus on a long-term issue.