Originally, my rehab budget was about $63000 which included roof, siding, total redo on the inside, new furnace, air, and duct work (currently has old boiler system and no duct work) I had several companies say they wont do loans for less than $75000, so i increased my budget, opting for higher end counters, etc...

Water is very expensive in the city of Lakewood.

I just have an aquaintenance that has a nice system down with air bnb, but I've come to learn it's kind of a unique situation.

Generally speaking, we want to have asset protection systems where you have one property per LLC.

There is just not enough income coming in to afford the type of systems which would allow the sponsor flexibility to focus on you - the investor.

I'm going thru the credentialing process and they're currently asking me what Fair Credit reporting act (FCRA) system I will be using for decision making.

You may see comments relating to water leaks, or roof repairs, or engineer reports to pay close attention to.

I have plenty of friends who make a lot of money off of short term rentals and with the right system it's no more of a pain than long term.

More points of entry and access ought to result in a more resilient economy, but it can also play the other way - by having so many small operators, each could be loathe to part with his/her money, meaning that the system can freeze up pretty easily because of the lack of well-fortified employers that can absorb economic shock.

I have had 3 specific investor CRM's referred to me for keeping contact with leads as they come in:REI BlackbookInvestor CarrotLead PropellerI'm curious if anyone has had experience with one or the other of these.  Or...