On the other hand, if I do go through insurance, they might find reasons not to pay out, resulting in another zero-dollar claim.Do you have any recommendations for where to find a reliable, trustworthy, transparent, and accurate insurance company or agent?

Seems to be a really smart place to park cash at 6% Cap rate, with depreciation tax benefits and projected equity increases in the 23-30% range in the next 3 years.

First off last year at our annual tax sale the largest overage that year was $40,000 over the tax due.

STR's require immaculate staging, marketing, and appeal to younger, high-earning audiences who will happily pay $300-500 / night for a "unique experience".

I'm trying to figure out a strategy on buying real estate from the seller (no lenders involved) on payments, adding value and reselling it for profit and thus, paying off the original seller.

Looking forward to paying it forward one day.

Many people sign up thinking it will work itself after they pay the money, but it doesn't work like that at all.

When the first type of person chooses to self manage, they generally have a great experience, and they also get to pocket the extra 20ish% that they would pay if they hired someone else to manage their STR.

So, listen well, pay attention to what they say, and ask smart questions.

You can look up the taxes on your local property appraiser’s website.