I recently lost my job, have about $150k in cash to invest, have a few cash flowing rental properties, and really want to use the $150 to maximize cash flow so I can avoid a regular job and focus on real estate and starting a new business. 

One of the reasons you want to work with an agent is that the sales reps that sit in the model homes work for the builder, meaning they have allegiance to them.

Local real estate investor meetups are a great place to introduce yourself, meet people in your market that you'll inevitably do business with, build a good team, and learn from guest speakers as well as the other meetup-goers.Bonus advice: get started!

One of our team members who lives in Michigan has agreed to take on the cleaning/turnover themselves, but we know this isn't a sustainable business model.For those of you in the area doing AirBNB/VRBO, how are you managing turnover?

We used to do a ton of them but just went direct to the fund model so investors are tied to a portfolio of loans vs. one loan

I had to pivot to a more creative, non-traditional way to structure deals to keep my business going. 

Their expense is simply another business expense like the utilities, taxes, insurance, supplies, HOA, etc.

Most businesses start factoring in CC transaction costs into their sales prices, so eventually this comes back as a pass-through cost to customers.

Lets link and we can scale your business stateside as well 

Nice one mate,After man years in the business, I can comfortably say that no matter how good a deal or area is.Property management will make or break an investment.Even crap properties in crap areas, if PM is top notch.They can make the numbers work