For a quick turnaround during the holidays, that rate might reflect premium timing.

I also did notice the REI had some newer builds in Ward, AR but those seemed be sold quickly.

Ask what happens during certain scenarios, quiz them to make sure they would handle it quick.

Quick turn over time.

If you can get a single family home and have roommates, that's the most approachable strategy and will really allow you to know rather quickly if you hate managing rentals or not.Here's my experience starting at 22, and what I regretted from house hacking: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous... 

Hi Nathan,So quick question:  once you verify that tenants abandoned the property, and you posted the notice to front door (giving them x days to respond of course) and they still don't respond then you can regain possession of property and proceeding with whatever you need to do in order to list the house again? 

Quote from @Edreco Amos: @Dominic MazzarellaThank you for the quick response.

Yeah, that could be a good idea if you're confident you can pay it off quick.

My guess is there are some STR owners or managers genuinely unaware their current pricing exceeds the price gouging thresholds until it is brought to their attention.]Will PriceLabs and other dynamic pricing tools- respond quickly and appropriately to these issues?

When we spoke, I alerted you to the need to make the quick repairs, and you agreed to allow access to the space to get things back to top shape.