As of now, it appears with all the uncertainty and chaos that corona has brought, banks are a bit hesitant about lending doing 5% down conventional loans, which was our original plan.That being said, FHA very well might be our best bet.

Domuso is a strong platform for property managers. 

I bet they can get a month or two free if you find the right deal. 

I am totally guessing, but I bet that there are not separate utilities for each apartment so the landlord would be paying for all the electrical, water and heating costs. 

A simple but modern website on an all in one platform should run you about $150-$250 per year including domain and business emails.

decide one day to directly compete as STR platforms...

Thank you.With a low down payment and no experience, your best bet would likely be to house hack. 

There are plenty of other free platforms for landlords to use to advertise their rentals. 

There are a variety of resources on the platform to develop your knowledge base, and the community is filled with professionals to build purposeful relationships with!

And with credit freezing and rates going up a bunch.. you can bet the folks that dont know what they dont know are going to be falling for these scams left and right..