Thanks @Henry Clark, those are definitely unique ideas.

If you can't trust the contractor to buy the materials and/or have them put in the features you want, why are you hiring them? 

While each of these markets are unique, they all offer strong cash flows and slow, but steady appreciation. 

Everybody's projects are unique, but there are certain things, as you mentioned, that all investors need to have in place prior to or during a long distance BRRRR project that will help the process to go smooth.

@Eric WongI think there is still money to be made pending you work the right deal and make your STR unique from others.

One unique aspect of a Land Contract is, are you responsible to pay Vendor directly for property taxes & insurance, or are you responsible to pay property taxes & insurance directly?

Call me a privacy freak, but I prefer to have only guests have access during their stay under a unique code.

Auto Owners has a few unique advantages but not enough for me to put all my doors on them. 

I have noticed many other features a CRM can offer such as ach payments, maintenance requests, payment notifications and listing property for rent, etc.

If you’re going to venture into Cleveland or another similar market, my biggest recommendation would be to remember that California is a unique hub.