I also modeled out what the investment might look like if the exit cap rate increased compared to the purchase cap rate.2.

:Intriguing model – Fits the niche of offering a housing alternative that is cheaper than a studio apartment.

with the subscription model, i pay less for VRBO bookings than Airbnb.

Where I invest, there is quarterly garbage fees LL pays, which get billed back to tenant.Sounds like this model would work for you too.

I have had several of my short-term owners go to a self-insure model (i.e. they only get liability insurance on paid for properties) in recent years.

And although it may be very nice of you to want to help traveling nurses, that may be a misguided model for your business.

It’s a terrible thing to do to people and unfortunately I feel the virtual model is a lot to blame for this.

That's a solid model and quite frankly, it is needed in a lot of markets.

I have to visit so many different sources to gather the full picture of the property, then manually input the data into calculators, Excel models, or other tools to calculate cashflow potential.

Think uber/lyft driver contractor structure.But the call center staff who handle the important stuff like leasing, arranging repairs, etc. work overseas and likely do not have intimate knowledge of your rental area.That said, I’m not bashing this model.