I’m in town and come visit a bit throughout the year so I might as well learn more and possibly dive into the market some as well.

Lastly, the cost to fly to visit a property that most people can afford ends up being cost prohibitive.

Even after 105 evictions court, people get 15 days grace periods because they have kids, sheriff takes another 3 weeks to show up, landlord is obligated to keep their abandoned dirty diapers for 30 days and non paid tenant can visit as many as they want during that 30 days 🤯 often blowing my minds how far this “humanitarian” act will go. 

With ever changing legislation around STRs and events like COVID where hosts lost thousands of dollars in reservations overnight, I want my properties to cash flow or at least break even as a LTR.However, if you want a place in Alaska to visit a couple times a year and don't care about the revenue as much as having the flexibility to visit and already have a place, STR can be a huge win.TLDR - Skeptical of Airdna predicted revenue.

Grew up in the area and love to share the experience people can have when they come to visit a STR.  

I would recommend you visit a few different agency's and base your decision on who has the best fit for  "you".   

I say that not to sway you but to tell you that I am going to visit a Chicago turnkey provider I've worked with for years middle of next month and I plan to write up a report on my experience and findings.

Visit a property?

If you are too stressed with work on a daily basis where you want to enjoy your weekend, go for rentals, if you have time to visit a property before / after work and do some on the weekends to make more money, go flip.

Can’t get that if you only visit a CPA once a year.