Thank you Conner, I will duplicate my listing as you suggested across multiple platforms and find that app I heard about that manages the calendar and bookings across platforms.I guess it's good to hear I'm not alone in this with your lead times reduced as well.

if I take bonus depreciation on STR against my w2 income to reduce tax burden, can the property later be rented as long term in future years?

I can see how that would make them more likely to stay long-term, reducing vacancy/turn-over expenses.Growing up, my dad had an indoor cat.

In my market, as flippers have reduced their activity, distressed inventory is also going for a discount relative to the rest of the market. 

Not over interested in actually doing the work it just wondering if it makes sense to use those hours to achieve REP and reduce my W2 stuff.

.- I would try to reduce your number of questions.

I upped the ARV to $750k after putting $110k into the rehab, and am still seeing no cash returns for a decade, which is not ideal for scaling..I know that the private lender route is likely a road to faster returns to reduce my monthly costs, but I'm trying to find a path to having a couple deals in the portfolio before bringing on anyone else, more of a courtesy for limiting exposure/liability, create a track record, and building company value.

If you find it works out for round 1 you might get the traveler to extend their stay and reduce the turnover time.  

Pulling in a 12% return on an initial investment in a rental property can't be compared to an investment account that is reducing your tax base, reinvesting dividends and most importantly- compounding.I am not knocking one over the other, I have and love both, but they are 2 vastly different vehicles.

There are some very good deals to be had here and your risk is also reduced.