This means you can generate passive income without the constant hands-on involvement required for STRs, making LTRs a more appealing and practical choice for your situation.

Regardless of whether the owner turns a profit, brokers are called up on to sell, lease and manage, lenders will finance, contractors (often affiliated with PM companies will be called upon to put out the constant fires).

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

STRs, in particular, are closer to running a hospitality business than a passive investment, with constant guest turnover, cleaning coordination, and regulatory risks.

While they may answer their cell phone at all times of the day, most owners soon find out that the manager is spread too thin and constantly over-promises and under-delivers.At the other end of the spectrum there are owners who are too hadns off, leaving their PMC to try to figure out how much they can do without owner approval.

Back in the US I was constantly looking for multi-family properties but in Barcelona and Valencia I haven't seen any multi-unit opportunities really... 

If you include a low-maintenance marketing plan into your vacation rental, you’ll attract high-paying guests without constantly grinding to fill your calendar.I’ll get back to that in a minute, but first—let’s talk about your reviews.

I had a good friend who went into the ATM business back in 2015 did it for successfully for 5 years and sold the business for $2.5MGreat business to show constant deposits as a business and as a SE 1099 or W2 business to help buy real estate.

Managing it was a nightmare because things constantly broke, and needed to be repaired. 

I constantly hear from investors who will only look at off market opportunities and dismiss any and all properties listed on the local MLS.