You will likely miss some deductions using the commercial tax software but it’s the cheaper option and starting out a couple hundred dollars in deductions missed likely isn’t that big of a deal.

I started off doing long distance BRRRRs until the rates went up.

I am eyeing up a property I want to buy that costs much more than usual so my plan was to use a hard money loan to purchase, and rehab it with my own money, then sell. 

From my experience working with over 400 investors, those who start with house hacking scale much faster.Good luck!

You get out there and put deals together with your eyes wide open to avoid as much as you can. 

- You or the PMC can get 3 bids, but who is going to know how to accurately compare them and understand if something is missing - that will require more work+charges once the project has started (a standard tactic by many contractors!)?

When you start making exceptions you are no longer following your process. stick to the script.All the best!

Start with VRBO and Airbnb and use their iCal function to sync calendars. 

I will start another post like I did with the STR valuation research.

@Luis Cerwin as others have stated, Nov - Jan is the worst time of year to have a vacancy.Majority of tenants live paycheck-to-paycheck, so all their income goes to Holiday spending starting with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then xmas, then NYE.January is also historically the worst month for rent payments due to Holiday Hangover Spending.