I'm about to start my 1st out of state STR, but 2nd overall STR property in the portfolio with 3 years of experiencing managing a property in Joshua Tree by myself without a co-host/property manager.

Start with Jim Dahle's "white coat investor" website and Youtube channel and Reddit subthreads.

Trimming it every year was expensive and it always looked terrible after the trim until 2-3 months later when it had started growing in.

I came in direct contact with Sief when he was starting Techvestor.

We’ve been finding more and more tenants just taking them out when the battery starts to die and they’re chirping.

Ask @Dave Foster for any 1031 questions…But I’d start with these…Are you planning to pay all cash for the replacement property since it will probably be either impossible or expensive to get the loan in the LLC’s name.Why are you putting the property in an LLC?

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.

I was just wondering if buying properties and rehabbing them would be a good way to transition into becoming a residential developer eventually?

I'm starting to turn bullish on the Gatlinburg area again.

You have to start somewhere.