I'm attempting to run my numbers with the variable of raising rent each year.

I would then reach out to property owners that meet the criteria and approach them on a lease where you have the right to run a vacation rental.

For example, when i run comps on a single family home, i am looking at....1.

I have owned a few single family rentals ( I just sold them) and now I want to hit the ground running on multifamily buildings (5+ units).

I have heard BP podcasts where a person goes for the home run and buying an apartment building their first time.  

I've recently bought a property specifically to rent out full time and it got me thinking about how a STR business can expand.It seems like the main avenues are:1. work with landlords to rent out properties and simply pay them rent2. co host and manage other people's listings3. buy properties and run yourselfeach has their pros and cons, though #1 seems the most approachable, though would take a good amount of work to find landlords open to allowing it.What have been ways that you've scaled your business beyond just 1 property?

I wouldn't want anything commercial mixed with rental.. to much foot traffic, Laundromats are huge utilities to run and to keep up with mechanical fixes.. and lots of stupid sit in and wait traffic.. big drug potential unless you have a staffed location.  

This is something that I have grown increasingly aware of and believe in; that there will always be unknowns for your first deal, there will always be reasons why you "shouldn't yet", and I just feel as though I've almost gotten myself to a tipping point of just pulling the trigger (obviously once I've run the numbers and believe I've found a good deal).

Have you run comps?  

If it's not a slam dunk cash flow play then run away as fast as you can.