If you really want to juice your returns, you have the freedom to respond to guests within an hour of receiving an inquiry/question/problem, you’re willing to deal with more hassles and dedicate a few extra hours a week to launch an active biz go STR.If you don’t need to maximize your COC returns and you don’t need extra hassles distracting you and interrupting you from your current work, at dinner time, etc and prefer a more passive investing vehicle then go with LTR.

Glad to be on this platform and look forward to learning from all of your experiences. 

How have you guys split up utilities with no dedicated meters?

Tom covered the question but this is what I can add.I ve' been to many many A.J Billing and Cooper Auctions,  unless you dedicate yourself to attend almost all of them ( this is my guess :DD))), and wait for your lucky day, it mostly waste of time.Never seen anything that makes sense at the auctions, people even pay over market price :(

Those are just a couple of platforms though.

These people dedicate their life to the profession. 

For a few handful of people that are very dedicated and follow the plan exactly and stick with it, gurus are one avenue to be successful in real estate. 

What is the best platform to use for tenant screening and rent collection?

Would it take extreme motivation, dedication, busting your butt, creative financing, etc?  

When I was in middle school I was buying/selling on Ebay to make money but the platform has changed quite a bit since then.