He told me he was a welder but hated it and was putting money in the bank.I have helped people with budgeting and it is tough.

I looked into QuickBooks Online, but $80 a month seems like a tough pill to swallow for something I am able to manage (although not ideally) in Excel. 

Don’t expect an influx of oil workers lowering vacancy anytime soon.

If you quit to early, you will have a tough time getting the loans that you will need to get this done.

Flying out is the tough part and what if you don't find someone really good? 

Very regulated: You'll need to learn about various rent regulations and rules, and evictions are very tough.3.

If you don't want to take on the extra work of managing an Airbnb, you can also move to medium-term leases or contract-based workers.

why choose unlicensed, minimal accountability, minimal experience, little investment over the professional PM. 2020 was a tough year for STRs in my market.  

The workers make money by doing a job. 

A direct lender has a 'do not compete' cause with their bank that is also their employer, they can't go doing that, they have to send their business to the place they work for, and if they're at 9% trying to taper to 7%, tough cookies for both the loan officer and the consumer/investor.