Even though it's already decided to move forward with Smarter Contact, it'd be great to hear others' experiences using Smarter Contact and to see if disabling the opt-out msg has been... detrimental or better.

With the capital and experience to offer I've seen this work well as a joint venture.

Activities that deal with electrical or plumbing should be outsourced to avoid more expensive issues unless you have some prior experience with the simpler repairs in each.

That is part of the problem with a lot of companies (I am not knocking insula as dont have all the info/facts just stating how the business works), they engage brokers to get them loans and the brokers collect a small fee. unfortunately many of the brokers may be similar to real estate wholesalers - have little to no experience. 

I think the best thing to do would be to find a good-hearted person with a lot of experience and pick their brain.

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

@Srini RajamaniIt's never too late to get started and from your previous experience, you can avoid those same disasters in the future. 

I suggest running an analysis and just sharing it here on BP.I am also happy to hop on a call and point you in the right direction based on some of my experiences- no matter what, keep at it...this stuff takes time.If you get a deal here in Chicago and need to partner up, I am your guy!

At this time the primary goal is passive income and then scale within 5 years as I gain more experience and network. 

What has your experience been investing with Networthy.us?