In my market you can do a cosmetic rehab: new kitchen, floors, new bath, recessed lighting, taking down some ways, screwing down floors, new paint, baseboards, trims, casing. 

Hey Denny - For rehab costs, a good place to start is breaking things down room by room and getting rough estimates for common repairs like the roof, HVAC, kitchen, light cosmetics, etc.

Airbnb dynamic pricing has ruined the whole industry.Airbnb's dynamic pricing isn't designed to get YOU a booking. 

Hey @Joy Daniels, I read everything I can all the time.I read a few blogs that go over products and some design.

Having reasonable expectations, hiring a local professional (Realtor or PM), doing your research, and doing everything right (i.e. pro photos, professional design, good renovation, proper amenities and location, etc) are the keys to success in 2025.

Additionally, I would like to attempt to do the process Owner/Builder with subcontracting work out as well as doing some of the work I'm comfortable with (I have some experience with bathroom & kitchen remodeling an am not new to the construction industry).

I would designing, renovating and managing the property.

Sheetrock laying on the kitchen island to make walls all the way to these temp walls.

Since I'm taking such a cash hit, I asked the sellers agent if they would be able to designate some portion of the sale price ($200k?)

I know REIGuard is easy and designed for investors.