But I will say from the feedback we've been getting from hosts in the Smokies, make sure you run your numbers good and know how to stand out in a heavily saturated market.

It was a high value house so it was OK but I sure don't want to run into that again!    

Short story, landlords tend to run away from QB, not towards it.You might give other software designed for landlords a try before moving back to QB. 

I also use their virtual credit cards which enables me to assign a card to a specific person, like the cleaner for my STR for example, so when she runs a charge, it automatically drops into the right account in terms of categorizing my expenses.

Auction.com for some 66% or so of the preforeclosures in your area, other trustee's run other auctions, but auction.com has sucked up the majority of the business nationwide.   

I have an STR we've run for about a year.

IANAL, but just had a call with them and signed up for a holding company registration, and an LLC for a LTR in South FL that I have been running under my STR property LLC, registered in another state (which I don't think was giving me the intended protections for the FL property).

Here’s what I’ve seen work well:Furniture Purchase:If the furniture fits the vibe you’re going for and is in good shape, buying it can definitely help you hit the ground running.

This is a house that I’d tell others to run from, but since we already own it we’re just trying to determine best options.  

Quote from @Jonathan Grzeszczyk: David Greene has a series (Sold, Skilled, Scale) that teaches agents how to run their business like a business.