Next...are Maintenace calls handled by your hourly employees or are do they 3rd party this out? 

I'd also recommend checking out The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop.

Read the Bigger Pockets Book by Avery Carl called Short Term Rental, Long Term Wealth!!

James manages quite a few properties and got into this by working several years at one of the larger national PM companies.

Of course, if your STR is by a lake or some other highly touristy location I don’t think it would work as a LTR

They always get contacted by investors looking for deals and a realtor can help the entire process be more trustworthy and smoother than some random person on FB.I myself am a realtor here in Houston with a buyers list I have developed over my last five years of being in the investment real estate space.

Hence the reason....but the risks I took were calculated....based on the information provided by the GP's. 

We added significant value by investing $32,000 in renovations, including essential repairs and upgrades to modernize the property.

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By working closely with our partner Rodney Lomax, we ensured that all financial aspects were handled smoothly, enabling a fast transaction with minimal hurdles.