I know a few people who get calls off letters sure, but its still a vetting process to get to those most motivated. 

i want to hear about it all. investors only tell me about the good stuff, i would also like to hear the bad. i know how it goes, not everything is black & white. investors only talk to you when they have good news, brag, or they want something from you. i like to find others to talk to once a week at least. need the motivation/accountability. i like to talk about real estate because it’s interesting.

If you run into a bunch of trouble up front, it can be hard to stay motivated to keep going.

Evan I will not invest in a sponsor that I see either on instagram in the shiny new home, fancy cars etc. or acts as an influencer with all these training programs.

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These assumptions greatly influence my answer.Assumptions:1.  

I'm extremely motivated.

Most very successful STRs seem to have direct booking options, they are opening their properties to the YouTube Airbnb influencers to get more publicity, they are creating regular content through their own social media channels, etc.  

The influencer/incel types.