In running a business I would not take a chance on a small / unknown company. 

This time frame is crucial because it allows for you to perform your due diligence on the property before fully committing to the contract.

I have continually preached (since 2018) that cap rate compression (and interest rates) is what landed the historic 20+IRR returns, not operations, which is why so many people have been, and are still, in hot water right now with being forced to perform via strong operations.Today, we find ourselves in a much different situation.

There are STRs there and Greenwood but not a ton of them.I do want to say that you never want to count on appreciation to make up for a poor performing STR.

I got into this business working my day job, saving money for a down payment and then working from 6-11pm and weekends renovating the crappy houses I bought, so I could then rent them out.Recommend you find a way to motivate yourself and get your finances in order.

However for business development or scaling your business to the next level, these courses might offer some help.

My thoughts are to either consider it as a wholly separate business, using my (future) agent license to get to know the market, generate leads, etc.

We are/were hoping to put a $60-70k down payment on a higher-end 'A' new build property with Rent to Retirement as I really like their business model/community, rather than a smaller down payment on a refurbished property in a 'C' area.

People want to show you how great their business is going, what geniuses they are.

We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.For tenant management, our Clients use Doorloop, Buildium, Appfolio, etc.