Tax considerations involve a lot of personal, specific considerations so you are on the right track going for a CPA (make sure they are familiar with income properties and short term rentals).STR is a business and involves "active" income versus "passive" income associated with typical long term rentals.A few general things:1.

The pool, I can't speak for since in my market of Cincinnati, OH, pools tend to hurt values, but we only get about 2-3 months of use due to climate.Back to bed and bath, while typically more beds and baths can help value, if you are just cutting up the property and making everything too small to be useable and/or you have to walk through one bedroom to get to the other, you could very well be better off not adding it.  

You can also directly partner with flippers but that typically involves a higher degree of risk, and is typically less passive than just holding a note. 

May not be typical but seems to be a great product.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Property management takes typically 8-10% of the rent off the top, but it allows you to purchase properties in other states that are more affordable.

Do you guys typically structure your deals with seller financing instead?   

The typical investor profile is GenX or millennial individual or couple or a 1031X investor, seeking to maximize their working capital and cash flow.

Typical deal will probably need about 40% down to break even right now. 

Typically, builders come back after a year and do touch ups after settling.