The house sits on about 1 1/2 acres and has an incredible view of a beautiful golf course hole.

All my tenants were on it and the entire process was automated and seamless....from advertisement, applications, background checks, leasing, and rent collection. 

Background checkCredit CheckIncomeReferences- talk to a former landlord.

Ok, thanks for indulging me with that background.

Do you have a background in construction?

Background: I have a property that I purchased and renovated and ended up spending a few more money than expected.

Before getting too involved in the numbers, I'll give you all a little background about myself - I'm 29 years old, currently own a fully paid for 3 bed/2 bath SFH in the Tampa Bay area and while open to going other routes, I'm leaning towards investing in additional SFHs and renting them out.I apologize in advance for the long post, but I want to give as many details as possible. 

We have family that STR their beautiful home in a ski resort here.

Purchase price: $169,000 Cash invested: $13,000 A beautiful 3 Bed 2 Bath home on a good size property.

If you do paper applications and run the credit/background checks yourself, before they pay you an application fee (which can be a good chunk of someone's monthly income in a rural location), stop the process.