You can install it yourself as a first time project it’s relatively easy.  

The goal should always to be playing with "house money" and stacking chips indefinitely.That is great that SF's projections are $6k/month on 10 homes.

And the answer is...ChatGPT.Seriously, my favorite AI hack lately for STRs is to compile all your reviews you've ever had from every OTA in to ChatGPT and ask it to search all the data for client sentiment analysis. 

Copy this post and post it in some other forum threads like general real estate investing, house hacking, deal analysis, etc. 

That seems crazy on such a 'small' project.- If I deduct the depreciation for tax purposes, I can't add the flooring cost as an improvement to the cost basis when I sell the property down the road correct?

As a new investor- my advice, do not get information analysis paralysis.

My husband is a project manager with a local construction/renovation company. 

Richard Helppie-Schmieder Group Saturday mornings 2x month at 8am sometimes in Carrollton, sometimes at projects in progress.

Determining exactly how beneficial is based on a multitude of factors, but a cost segregation study cost/benefit analysis on your property is typically free and can help you decide whether the benefits offset the cost of the study.If a Cost Segregation Study had not been performed on this $560,000 single family home located in Phoenix, Arizona, it would have had first year depreciation of approximately $20,400.

Will give you a call... been swamped with some big projects over the past week.