I have seen some realtors who have used marketing targeted to 1031 investors as part of their regular outreach. 

I rent STR mostly through airbnb which acts as a rental manager and I have an assistant that I personally hired to flip/clean the units and also on site for renovations.

I’d be miserable if I had to drive in traffic to LB every week to clean trash.

Get your credit cleaned up, ditch the car payment and find a side hustle to grow capital. 

They would be better off paying the professional to do it quickly and correctly the few times they will need a garage door opener installed.Even though i open permits slightly regularly, when i open a permit in a new jurisdiction it typically has some unique quirks that i need to learn.  

All your accountant cares about is seeing a clean profit and loss statement.

I use S&S regularly so I get the full 15% off the shipment so the price was $3.49 for me.$69.99 - Nellie's Laundry Soda - https://www.costco.com/nellies-laundry-soda-800-loads.produc...Ok, so you are asking "Mike, why would I buy my great grandma's laundry soda?!"

Following dinner my partner and I went to tend to a B&B guest and one of the friends “cleaned up dinner”.

@Sidra Amir I work in a group home that regularly has a pest company come in and inspect for bed bugs with a bed bug detection dog.

Even if it takes longer to pay off, having a steady, reliable tenant might actually be less stressful than managing an STR.FYI - consider starting with a regular rental but structuring it as a 6-12 month lease.