This property was the first one I ever worked on with my father.

I'm purchasing my first STR.

First off, make sure you are communicating appropriately with the tenant.

I am a full time real estate agent that specializes in luxury and residential - you never know how our two worlds could collide.

I can see this becoming more popular as time goes on.   

With a mortgage of ~3.2k and monthly fees/taxes/maintenance being about 1k, it looks like these properties would turn a cash profit in the first year. 

There are some nuances you'll want to consider before using them like if you refi the house, you may have a hard time finding a lender to refi with a trust as the owner etc.

But at the same time with little to no money down it seems like I will be giving away these rentals. 

If anyone currently doing this in my area is willing to share their experience or help point me in the right direction of a stellar real estate agent to help me find my first deal it would be much appreciated!!

We plan when we found a deal to go visit first and meet the crew .Thank you!