If I were you, I would stick to the better situated markets and if the flip model is not working, focus on different strategies until you can make it work with necessary margin (especially on your first project where there will be a learning curve).

Their business model is just like any insurance model.... take in the most $$ and pay out the least... its that simple.Keep reserves and find your owner repair companies to do business with...And it took 6 months and multiple companies and visits to even look at the filter?

You could pursue agent full time then do side hustles on the side to survive till the business lifts off.

The way the business model is presented is that everything will be well managed and the teams on the ground will meet your standards and have the necessary experience.

I am in aggressive expansion mode, and need to shelter my future assets from risky assets I hold in AirBNB in NYC (breaking a sublease clause).

If you cannot survive without a certain partner and they have greater control over your business, then you need to adapt and conform to your partners demands.In this case, either eliminate ABNB from your operation, or abide by requirements.

Since the turnkey fix and flip business model is proven, it seemed to be a good opportunity to leverage the experience and success of my team to help others do the same.

After that or parallel to that, we may pull a "God Mode" list from Investorlift which will have buyers who bought using a lender (as opposed to only cash bueyrs).

Flipping houses is such an interesting business model; I find it fascinating understanding how other investors set up their own models to handle large volumes of properties at a time.

I'm not sure what the neighbors think but if had to separate from zones, then STR will never survive.