Amenities- depending on the market, a hot tub could be a great addition to your STR.

I don't like the idea of staging photos with flaming hot cheetos against my new penny tile backsplash, but then again I see other listings getting mentions in the reviews so who am I to question it?

My rental market is still very hot.

They are in a hot area of Jacksonville and might have 5 available at a time, but all of the above they need to fix before I would ever recommend.

If you don't have the vision to have MANY airbnbs in Champaign I'd suggest figuring out a strategy you have a long term big vision.Pros:  High cash flow (if done right), typically properties are oddly better-taken care of, sexyCons:  Management/system intensive, always on call, regulation can change things instantly  

Tampa is definitely a hot market for real estate right now.

If any issues were to come up, you can easily call a vendor you trust to remedy the solution.Short term rentals are obviously more time intensive but even then they can be easy to manage.

So I was thinking that would lead to more "Can you come over and show me how to work the thermostat/tv remote/wifi/hot tub/etc".

With your design experience you definitely have a leg up to flip, but the Asheville market is pretty steamy hot.

Hunny agrees and we feel our money could be used else where on maybe a hot tub or adding on a deck on the back of the house."