Once you are comfortable with running real estate, you can consider having one of you leave work and manage the properties full time.

I see plenty of very successful investors who are so determined to reach their goal of godzillion doors that completely neglect their health and love ones.

Essentially a small piece of what I do is help Wholesalers with EMD's that could be 1k+  Its a great way for wholesalers to get into more contracts without having concern of deploying or running out of there own money. 

Maybe find someone to partner with to get your foot in the door.

At the same time, I want to take direct bookings from 41% to 50%.This is your friendly reminder not to rely on any single platform to run your short-term rental business.As the short-term rental space continues to get more saturated your ability to adapt and get your listing more exposure is was will keep you profitable.

They will not hold up in court. when you buy property like that you run the risk of losing it.

This is why it is important to make sure your day to day operations are run properly and every vendor who performs work at your property and /or on behalf of you is properly insured and you are added as additional insured under their policy (not merely a certificate holder). 

We currently run, via arbitrage, an Airbnb, which was also our first DIY renovation project.

The house had a boarded up door & a broken window plus multiple stickers of pending foreclosure.

You will need to install outlets, switches, and lighting fixtures as needed,Plumbing: You will almost certainly need to connect all drains to the sewer and bring in water lines.Windows and doors: To provide natural light and ventilation, you will need to add windows and doors to the garage.