So admins please let me know if this post needs to be moved to a different category. 

Quote from @John Mason: Invasion of privacy, unclean and rude house members, maybe if they do drugs or smoke or are party animals, unwanted friends of theirs visiting at odd hours, clashes of personalityHave you ever wondered how many of the people promoting house hacks have actually house hacked themselves? 

Back when these STR first started out, many people didn't even know about them.  

Hey @Liz Zack I will start off by saying that I am not an attorney and this is not legal advice.I do not know all of the details here, but it sounds like you are going direct to seller on this deal.

Hello all,My husband and I are a bit late to investing, but we know it can help supplement our retirement. 

@Robert Loebl, a lot depends on how you buy. 

How much more contingency do you have to work withI do not know the local market, but what are the comparable with the STR market to this place.

Hit some meetups locally to get to know the market and know it really well to be a better skilled realtor to not just you but those other people out there that want to use you! 

Then I could step in if sh*t hits the fan, but otherwise would be hands off.Does anyone know what an offshore virtual assistant would cost for this per month?

We all know the type of landlords that dont screen tenants, they're horrible and usually dont take care of their properties.