They could not live in the cabin but can stay long-term from November through February to appeal to winter Texans, and that is when we are slower.

I am trying to create a system around the transactions itself from writing the contract, coordinating title, marketing the property, to exactly who needs to be contacted and when...to me thats the only way to scale!

Turnkey operators don't work like that and they are more like a broker collecting a fee for their work (regardless of the long-term performance).

I know the neighbors around here aren’t much fans of short term rentals so you man have an issue there.

With more families out there you may get some better and long term renters as well.

They are short term solutions.

Reston has seen an incredibly fast rise to be one of the major entertainment, business, and residential areas in the country in the short sixty years since its inception.

Short-term goal/first milestone: acquire enough rental properties to generate $2,000 in monthly cash flow after expenses.In my current situation, my wife and I are dealing with a mortgage of $74k at a 3.5% interest rate on our primary home.

You may need to pay a broker to help consult with you through the deal process, but they commonly know lenders that will finance their type of deals, they clearly know the acquisition process from LOI to contract negotiations.  

I would say compare terms, seasoning period requirements (Assuming when you mentioned construction loan you're talking about a rehab project), response time of your rep, learn as much about their loan underwriting and approval process as you can.