It would be great to connect i work for an investment brokerage with multiple investors and i would love to share my experience.

I guess it's a way to "get into" real estate investing just like owning 1 share of Microsoft is.

For anyone that is looking at developing or purchasing an STR in Packwood, WA I would take a peek at the numbers that are on the rental sites and the amount of bookings.

@Daniel UchimotoThere are some MTR specific sites in addition to Furnished Finders.

Would you mind sharing more about your hurdles and struggles on #3.

Before choosing a turnkey service/company, I'd use the search feature here to find past posts like this one where members share their experiences.I am a big fan of creating and following standard operating procedures in my business.

Would you be willing to share your experience, in particular:1.Which specific areas in Scranton-WB would you recommend?

A sign at the site helps, too, of course. 

Whether proven or not, the larger house brokerages have long maintained their stronghold by 'sharing' brokers commissions to the tune of 10-30%.

If NAR had any balls, they'd cut off the IDX feeds and take their listing data private again, force anyone who wants access to MLS to sign a buyers rep agreement at the very least or better yet pay a retainer, put the companies who simply populate data from the MLS into their own sites then offer crappy customer service out of business (the ones who brought these lawsuits on us by being bottom-feeders) and control the market.