I'm not familiar with vrbo and other sites- but you could at least set up your own dot com booking funnel/site & (legal- per air bnb -personally don't know?)

I don't think it has anything to do with the size of the company but the smaller guy it is just his personality. 

This type of loan is popular as it does not require any personal income.

I personally would be careful trading options with borrowed money… seems like a risky proposition.  

Back in the day the auctions were in person, not necessarily online.

Again your personal strengths and desires will play a huge role.

You will want to view the property in person before conditions are removed. 

A person came by and was interested in renting it out and was willing to put some work in it.

@Katelin UhinckIf the commute is an issue you could buy a property that cashflows to go toward personal expenses and still have the long term benefits of having renters pay off the mortgage.

I have 3 properties in my personal name (to get best rates).