Most mentors are more oriented toward the positive mental attitude of slugging through finding a property, which can be trying to a lot of people.

That’s absolutely great and wonderful for the investors who are in the position to stabilize that!!!

While it's positive after expenses and has potential for improvement in year two, it’s been a bigger hassle than anticipated and taking attention from other priorities and areas of our life with not enough return. 

Its a month to month and im in a weak position even to ask the tenant to renew lease now and they seem they are willing to stay they just need a solution to the issue.

I recently helped a friend who was in a similar position - looking to tap into equity for a rental property purchase in Phoenix.

Do not ask for their copy of the lease; act from a position of strength and give her the two options.

I was in a similar position a few years ago, but fortunately got married and our combined incomes helped us qualify for a larger house hack.We're on our second one in NOVA, Alexandria to be exact, and instead of rent by the room, we are renting out our walkout basement on Airbnb to monthly guests.That said, we have a number of friends doing well with rent by the room across NOVA, though they're purchasing homes with 5+ rooms or finding homes that can be renovated to include that setup.I'd recommend attending meetups such as the one I cohost, NOVA REI or Cashflow Breakfast Club or any of the others to meet those who are house hacking.

My other positive is the money that is generated from taking out the loan can be used now vs. locked away until you are 59 1/2 years. 

Revenue (USD)1,5046429991,2451,6872,3843,6346,059Revenue 2021:MarketBedroomStudio1 Bedroom2 Bedroom3 Bedroom4 Bedroom5+ BedroomLowest monthly revenue4781551262994855678381,220Highest monthly revenue3,7021,7822,4023,2614,2265,9607,58113,008Top listings by revenue (2021) by typeBedroom (USD):26,267 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/4194669920,739 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/41933482Studio (USD):15,938 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/877259715,513 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/4372084215,505 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/437125351 Bedroom (USD)46,729 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/4371253541,631 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/4473623034,878 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/437125352 Bedroom (USD)46,764 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/4474057646,753 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/2794866646,568 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/352304833 Bedroom (USD)65,067 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/3016841862,927 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/3092969360,572 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/79445974 Bedroom (USD)95,798 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/461402578,379 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/2168099972,150 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/23319248+ 5 Bedroom (USD)71,752 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/3585985153,277 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/541379926,563 - www.airbnb.com/rooms/5281704Other market info- Average selling price m2: 2.680 EUR- Average transaction value: 155K EUR- Average rent (long term) per m2: 4.9 EUR/m2The numbers were collected from a pricing software that we use to manage the pricing of apart-hotel units we operate.With this information I was able to calculate the maximum I would be able to pay for property (including works, buying costs, etc), to have an edge for a positive cash on cash return.

I get more bookings from airBnB then from any other OTA yet AirBnB is the OTA I have the least positive feeling towards.I hope the new STR owners/hosts realize the risk they take if they choose to list on a single OTA.I think you have a good reason to follow what you believe.