Curious about the success others are having with these platforms or if anyone thinks Booking.com is becoming a necessary tool for securing STR reservations?

Instead we recommend all our clients to secure their properties as they see fit.

Secure the house immediately.

That said, keep your emotions out of it and simply respond to his offer with a VERY polite "thank you so much and I'd love to sign this for you today, but there were a few terms we discussed that I think may have been overlooked....those are XXXX".

After a month of renovations, I listed it on the market on November 19th and secured a tenant with a lease starting on December 10th.

You will have sunk about 14k plus closing costs into the deal.In a few months the work is done and you get a PM to find you a tenant and get a lease and collect first month and security and now you can do a 75% cash out on that 215k. 

It's something similar kind of thing like we buy with our emotions and justify it by reason .2.

Why are there security concerns?

These properties can often be acquired through creative financing methods like:Seller Financing: Negotiate flexible terms with motivated sellers who want to avoid traditional bank processes.Lease Options/Subject-To Financing: Take over a seller’s mortgage without assuming full responsibility, especially for properties needing renovation.Creative Terms: Adjust terms to fit market conditions, like offering lower down payments or longer payoff periods.Staying connected with investors and tailoring deals to current conditions can help you secure opportunities even in challenging markets.

I engaged my webmaster - SEO expert to handle it and she contacted Mailchimp and was able to secure a new account for us, with her listed as having the final authority to authorize a mailing.  24 mailing later never another problem.