We have everything you need to manage ready in a can: photography, advertising, application, leases, rules and regulations, smoke detector notices and all other forms you need and background check (we do this a lot).

I would not advise starting out your investing with an STR unless you have some type of hotel hospitality background.

Definitely want to utilize prospective tenants directly paying for background and credit reports during the application process. 

I have a background in consumer lending in a nicer area of town - typical clientele are 750+ FICO with cumulative DTI (with new debt) of <35%...

Investments we are considering or at first glance are appealing to us:fix and flipSTR *we live in a year round resort town (this is appealing to me with my hospitality background)Owner Contracts vs. renting?

Ask for details on how they vet tenants, including credit checks, background checks, and rental history verification.References and Reviews:Don’t just take their word for it.

We have a dedicated leasing team that leases all our properties with extensive background checks to find the right tenant not just the first.

Since I am active duty Navy with a recruiting and personnel background, I decided to reach out to see if I could help out in some way. 

Since you have a background in software engineering maybe this could be a gap in the market you could fill. 

We don’t tolerate negative people and we have quite a large group of people from every background and industry.