We are set to go live on our first short-term vacation rental in the next few weeks (a few pictures below). 

All,I have recently been looking at syndications and fund structures, and was wondering if anyone could lead me in the right direction of setting these up?

The reason being that they're a lot cheaper than PPC, they usually get better traction, they require less set-up time, and we can get results in a week or two, where sometimes, based on the competition in the city, Google ads can take much longer.

Through Baselane and their partners I'm able to run the guest background checks, draw up a state-specific lease, set up rent collection and manage all of the property financials.

Everything is set up there at the DLC, so there is no confusion at the end of the day and there is a record at the center.  

I was back end vendor at Rich Dad for a few years and they did a good job of having one meeting then doing detailed break outs in a class room setting without all the Hype like an Armando Montolongo did. 

I’m not opposed to section 8 one of my tenants is section 8 and she’s been great, I just wouldn’t want to be in an area where that’s my only tenant base, because your rate kind of ends up being set by hud & not the market.

I would connect with an investor-focused agent in your market that has a team that does cold-outreach like cold-calling, cold-text, post-cards, street boards, etc... 

Negotiating the price down allowed me to have instant equity and allowed me to set my self up in the future to scale up again, whether it is buying a package of single families or a multifamily.

It's crucial to evaluate the cost-benefit ratio of this approach, as setting up and maintaining multiple LLCs can become expensive and complex.2.