You will have to pay all the usual expenses associated with buying a property: transfer taxes, government fees, title company/attorney costs, as well as a "hammer fee" which goes to the auction house.In theory yes, you could win something for a few thousand dollars.

Plus, you get amazing appreciation potential due to how much population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

I started out with a great cleaning company that did great work but the owner and I were not a good fit, they cleaned well but she didn't like my over communication. 5.) 

I am a CT based investor, flipper and property management company owner.  

Hi Lynette, I'm a Managing Partner at a company that does Full-scale flipping, lending, development, and portfolio acquisition, amongst other things! 

Has anyone used the company BNB Leverage to help with the airbnb arbitrage strategy?

My company is actively scaling in the multifamily space, and partnerships are at the core of what we do.

This seems strange since PPMG (my property management company) is vetting these renters.

Of course it is very important to do proper due diligence on the investment and the operator.As far as self-directed IRA there are number of companies offering such service, this topic has been discussed here on the forum many times so you should search using this keyword and learn from those discussions.

I am an agent and own a short term rental mgmnt company so am very familiar with the STR rules and regulations as well as the best areas for that strategy locally.