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 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.

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).

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

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.

@John Hickey Great job, you really hit a home run when you bought this property in 2007.

But I am running into issues on the cash out refi side.

Hello @Alyssa Dinson,The adage, "Live where you like, but invest where you can make money," is true and remote investing works, if you have an experienced investment team.We’ve run an investor services business in Las Vegas for over 17 years.