Like Having a great base of index funds and a fully funded IRA before throwing savings into crypto or the newest AI quantum-powered dog walking business! 

You're feeding 2 dogs with one biscuit by taking care of your living expenses and generating rental income at the same time, and by living in the house and keeping it to 4, you generally get exemptions on things that might bother you to live with (IE you can choose whomever you want as your tenants without running afoul of fair housing laws).

If the latter you may just be an independent “bird dog” for a wholesaler competing with everyone else. 

However, as I mentioned in my original post, my immediate goal is to move out of our current townhouse into a larger single-family home that better suits my family’s needs (we have a baby and a big dog).

However, in addition to QC efforts it has saved money, and I will use the following example:A woman checks in with 2 small dogs claimed and paid for. 

So you are not bound to "bird dog" for them. 

YOU DOGGED A BULLET THERE.

I create a comp set to dive into the competition and analyze how many other MTR homes there are, what cleaning fees are being assessed, booking lead time, # bedrooms and competition and if EV charge, Pet policy and Pools make a difference.JURNY for a PMS system & channel manager.

We have 4 bedrooms plus a loft and we can accommodate a max of 14 guests (plus 2 dogs).

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.