Do you want to purchase "turn-key" properties or "fixer uppers"?

If you are very conservative purchase a fixer upper so you can force equity and hopefully have a low enough payment so that you can LTR the property or even sell for profit should the STR avenue not work. 

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

I used a hard money loan to purchase this off market deal.I rehabbed the upper two units within two and a half weeks and have a renter already lined up for one unit.

We buy in bulk at Sam's.We get a large pump body wash from Walmart.He get decorative hand soap dispensers and buy large jugs to refill all these.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

In fact, I would estimate that it is mostly upper middle-class folks that have the money and wherewithal to go through the vacation rental process - prepayment of substantial monies, etc.If you only have one property, I would just stick with Venmo, CashApp, or Paypal.