After reading so many intros of young, single, eager individuals, I'm hoping I'm not too late to the game! 

Do you have a particular system or software that’s been a game-changer for you?

Originally, the entire price of the academy would be refunded if you invested with RTR, but from what I can tell that has now dropped from 100% to only 90% refund (not sure why they dropped it so shortly after launching).

You can protect yourself with a short contract period.

Purchase price: $785,000 Cash invested: $156,000 Short term vacation rental in Panama City Beach.

While short-term rentals in areas like Kissimmee, Florida, can pay for themselves and offer lifestyle benefits, the ROI typically doesn’t match what I see from my traditional portfolio of long-term rentals in North Texas.That said, short-term rentals can still be a great choice, especially if you're drawn to the area and the opportunity to combine personal use with investment income.

In short, the previous owner made a deal and sold the house while they were still living for monthly cash payments until they died.  

I'm considering purchasing a condo or a small SFH in the Oceanside/Carlsbad area as an investment property and renting it out on a short term rental site like AirBNB. 

The short answer is being a middleman between a buyer and seller and you keep the difference in price.

Plus, there was lots of damage in a short period of time from those instances.That's okay because I have great support from my property management company, PPMG.