Even in a great area you can have a failed project due to project costs to high, bad sight lines, bad access, non-optimal location, bad tenant mix, and on and on.  

You will want to customize a user role (Settings > User roles) to have View and Edit access for most permissions, however you will want to set the user role's Accounting Menu > Banking permission to View access only.The Accounting Menu > Banking permission restricts:Access to bank accounts for the user's propertiesAccess to bank accounts not associated with any propertyAbility to pay bills, owners, vendors by check or EFTAbility to record checks, issue refunds, reverse paymentsTo reiterate - in order to prevent these users from sending checks or transferring money, they would also not have Edit access to the above features.

Many of the processes I am bringing to the table have already been optimized- I don't realize I've reinvented the wheel until I get on a sales call and am told that there's already a product for that.If you notice anything that could be done better, please let me know!

In general, it works well for me, but here are the things I don't like:- Page loads feel a little slow- No mobile app or mobile-optimized web site available- Unable to build customized reports and graphs- Unable to aggregate data across Businesses (Properties)- Doesn't feel like Wave makes that many improvements.

Once you take advantage of matching, you can use various resource to further optimize your portfolio such as taking loan against your existing 401k or roll into self-direct account if you decide to leave your employer. 

In Stage 1, I charge a flat fee for consulting, In stage 2 I charge an hourly rate for purchasing and designing the home to be an optimal STR, and Stage 3 I charge a percentage managing the property (if both parties agree) Happy to provide more information in detail if you'd like, a similar business model could be used for your new venture! 

This formula can also work with other forms of marketing, just switch conversion rate for what you using.Remeber to not stop, keep optimizing and testing.

The investor has to decide what level of each and mix is optimal for their situation.For example, you might own 4 properties with a sum total of 50k in equity but one of the properties generates $900 per month positive cash flow.

Local search engine optimization is similar to SEO in that it is also a process affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a web search engine's unpaid results often referred to as "natural", "organic", or "earned" results.

Make sure your site has a mobile version (it has to be "responsive").Other than that, your focus should be on optimizing the site so that it performs well and provides a good source of leads.