While some people got lucky for a few years with the AirBnB runup and BRRR, real estate for the most part is a get wealthy slowly game, not get rich quick.  

My focus right now is on Flips and Short Term Rentals, and am in it for the long game.

Its called Winning the AirBnB Algorithm Game by The STR Insiders.

These rules, which include a requirement that sellers set aside a portion of the purchase price for buyer-agent commissions, prohibitions on modifying the commission, and permission to filter listings by commission, all enable NAR, its co-defendants, and its members to maintain buyer-agent commissions at supra-competitive levels unrelated to brokers’ experience or the services provided, steer home buyers away from lower commission homes, and drive out discounters—among other harms."

@James Carlson @James Carlson was $630 including new faucet and installation. 

Well, that's quite a bold move for someone new to the game!

Add statistics graphs so I can see the growth potential including population, employment, etc.

Also, having an "Instagrammable moment" like a mural with your own hashtag on it as a focal point makes the social media game much more intuitive for your guests.For those with retreat properties who need to hunt down event clients, I'm hearing great things about South African VAs for outside sales. 

So the purchase of the home included the empty lot.

That includes the mortgage, the insurance, if there is any electricity the landlord is responsible for, if the landlord is responsible for any of the water and sewer, not all of those bills might be every month, some might be quarterly or twice a year like the insurance, and a small percentage set aside each month for vacancies, maintenance, and eventual capital repairs.