Rentals near Fort Sam Houston have also done well for me over the past 4 years with STR and we are seeing long term rents increase dramatically there as well.

When I started in the STR industry I used exclusively nest thermostats and could never get them to lock temps when in dual temperature heat/cool mode.  

I'm also going to add some outdoor(deck) space and update the kitchen with new cabinets and countertops(modernize) as well as take out the carpet and put down lvp flooring.

I'm in Michigan as well and I think when I took the salespersons test there were 14 math questions.

There are other obligations to be met that I would recommend you have both an attorney help you as well as your accountant - both should be fluent in OFZ.Best of luck!

@James Wise The owner of Holton Wise Property Management (a very large very well respected property management firm in Ohio) has tons of examples of this on video on his website.

Make sure the host is financially very well off so you can sue them personally when they stop paying because your market outlays all STR or at least non-owner occupant ones.

Are you taking that from them as well?  

Meetup.com is a good resource as well.  

Because I had everything in place, it wasn't that bad, but even now, I always use property managers for my out of state properties (and a couple local one's as well).Second, You just need to search around for a property manager that meets your needs.