I'm not a believer in cookie cutter scripts. 

This was obviously not going to work for me so I canceled the deal.Property #3 - As cookie cutter as possible.

If you want to go modular and work with a cookie-cutter-type design, that could be easier to estimate.

I would buy a set of bolt cutters, take vacation tomorrow, and hop on a plane. 

It likely has cookie cutter cabinets, appliances, and fixtures that can be easily replaced.

The system is rigged to make sure we don’t get rich to fast

While our homes are larger and somewhat unique, and your expectations should be lower with more of a cookie-cutter 4 or 5 bedroom, our gross rents average 4-5x the mortgage payment or so. 

Finding a cookie cutter money making deal here won’t be as easy unless you can create it by strengthening your appeal to the seller’s, keeping an open mind to the potential of a property, and putting the work in as an investor to create the equity that makes it worth it to invest here versus elsewhere.

The area's accelerated pace of growth has meant that the housing needs have been met mostly by major "cookie-cutter" developers and unique well-located non-HOA properties are in short supply and high demand.

Your asset protection should align with what you are trying to protect versus what the risks are involved with your STR so there really is no cookie cutter answer to the question.