@Melanie Hernandez two questions to ask are: can you effectively and profitably run a STR business giving your guests a wonderful experience and can you provide value to and mitigate risk for your property owner?

Lead Generation & Marketing: Do sponsors provide qualified leads or expect you to generate your own? 

I also like to make it a condition that the seller deliver a couple of days before closing an Estoppel Certificate from the tenant where the tenant confirms:  (a) true and accurate copy of the lease and all amendments thereto; (b) address/unit they are occupying; (c) statement that Landlord is not in default under the Lease: (d) statement that Tenant is not in default under the Lease; and (e) statement of monthly rent and remaining term.This protects the buyer in the event there has been a subsequent written or verbal amendment of the lease (that the seller does not disclose) and prevents the tenant from making statements to the buyer/new landlord that are different from the terms of the lease that was provided to the buyer from the seller.Vivian

I clean all shared areas of the home, cook occasional meals for guests, lawncare, maintenance, and shop for them (consistently provide milk, bread, basics etc)?

They can provide personalized advice and guidance tailored to your specific situation.

If possible, I may have the service provider sign-it as a "just in case".By the way, it was my CPA that provided both ideas to me :)

This allowed me to feel comfortable buying the house and not having to worry about rushing tenants into the property.

The tenant should have already been provided the reasoning why anything was held, in an attempt to try to avoid these disputes. 

Selling @ $500kLender providing $490kCan the remaining $10k be carried by seller?

Are there any recommendations out there for which platform or skip trace provider has the best data?