My mom had a fire start in her garage over the dryer lint.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

@Kelly Flippincan you start with a house hack or live in flip? 

I paid a local tow truck driver $100 to stop in front of their trailer with his truck and start measuring his trailer while they were at home watching and then knock on the door and ask if tongue and axles were under the trailer.  

Have you started implementing this within your own company yet?

:) Do you charge your guests a fee to heat the pool (I have been seeing this more and more lately) or maybe build in the extra costs associated with heating it into your nightly rental costs?

There are many who are just getting started that think, "well this is easy" and homes always appreciate 10% per year etc. and I will be a millionaire in five years. 

Using an MTR strategy will allow an earlier chance to start.2.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

For example, researching deals on specific items, like AK47 skins, can be a smart way to start building your inventory without a huge upfront investment.