We actually put effort into the interior design and - within reason - open up the floor plan, update kitchens and bathrooms and spend money on landscaping.The goal is always a combination of looks, durability and cost effectiveness.

We're currently designing our own mailers, website, and lead sources to start our own DM campaign.  

One the things you'll find in working with anything that costs less than a $100/mo is that the design of most STR apps/services is worse than the platforms' apps/sites themselves.

How about taking some time, probably with a coach or mentor, to find out what it is that you really want out of life and that way you can design your life to help you achieve that.

They are popular in the DFW area: http://www.wehnermultifamily.com/I agree with @Ben Leybovich that it will be hard to get 5 star service on a 3 start budget so to speak.Ryan had some great insights during the presentation on how it is a human business so you will need to manage expectations sometimes and work through the issues. 

We're a stable cash flowing market that's growing in popularity but isn't over-saturated with investors.

@Mickey Bauer, if the cabin is in a popular destination location and you are looking for a way to keep it, try to figure out how it can pay for itself without burdening you financially - you can consider renting it out furnished as a vacation property, AirBnB, etc. 

Danny johnson / lead propeller also have one.No offense... but don't ever think that because someone is big or famous or popular or has "600 clients" they know what they are doing.If you understand keywords, and paid traffic you would clearly see it is wrong what most of these guys are doing.Everyone simply ASSUMES they are the experts but they are not!

For what it's worth, shipping container projects are very popular nowadays with folks doing pretty impressive looking projects.

I buy the cheapest that doesn’t look like it was designed 10 years ago.