I have heard horror stories about Vacasa & personally been burnt terribly from Evolve...a lot of folks in this forum are huge proponents of self managing ( and rightly so ) however if you decide to still outsource that task, I highly reccomend find someone local (  I self manage all of my 5 STRs ) and recently terminated Evolve.Questions to ask-1) Commission Fee2) If it is completely hands off 3) Termination process if it ever were to come to that .4) Responsible party for Restocking & maintaining STRGood luck ! 

At which point if the flip was thick enough, i wouldn't have any issue coughing up a higher incentive to play along.Very unique business model, almost could function like a builder..

Any other strategies that I may not have thought of, are unique, etc?

This is simply because I didn't trust a bird dog to effectively accomplish these tasks.

They are likely exactly where they should be given the strong demand for housing, primarily being driven by wealthy tech workers moving into the area.Prices are huh because (1) strong population growth, (2) strong job growth, and (3) diverse economic base, particularly tech sector, and (4) great/unique culture ("Keep Austin Weird".

I know everyone does things differently in the world of REI and I love hearing about all of the unique approaches.  

I get noticed when folks say my name, one of the benefits of having a unique first name.  

Whether you are new to investing or an old seasoned pro, I think you will find Jeff's no-nonsense approach to investing to be very unique and safe. 

You could offer to help the contractor with small simple construction tasks if you have the time, things that are easy to do/learn even if you have no construction experience.

What do I then need to do every year to get there.To achieve my yearly goals it is often about building weekly and monthly tasks that assure me that I am getting closer to the goal.