you say that you "were told to" get an STR for tax purposes, which seems odd, and that you only have 30-40K... and you might use HELOC money to help with the down payment, which will just put tremendous pressure on you to be profitable and support all of the debt.unless i am missing something i would back up and regroup before you buy a random STR in a random market and hope it supports all the debt you will have to have...

That's going to require you to give a guest the login.Maybe I'm missing something but I couldn't figure out a way to give someone a restricted login to YoutTubeTV. 

Am I missing something here?

You don't want to miss out on a deal that could make you $30k just because you need to offer 80% ARV.2 PropStream, PropRadar are great ways to get started.

However, I recently discovered that I'm missing about one-third of the rental income, and no explanation was provided. ( Actually, I just checked my account to get money: 10/2 $500, 10/17$700, 10/28$500).Originally, I understood that the management fee would be 10% of the rental income.

You are missing the point.

Is there anything I'm missing that I should look for?

However, you’d want to carefully evaluate market conditions to ensure you don’t lose too much on the sale.Pros:Avoid further investment and risk.Free up capital for other opportunities.Cons:Selling costs and potential difficulty finding a buyer.You may miss out on potential appreciation.Recommendations:STR Route: If you believe there’s potential to improve revenue and occupancy by refining your property’s appeal, going the STR route could work.

All of our missing payments have been caught up and I am feeling more optimistic about our project moving forward.  

I thought maybe I was missing something.