The house was built in the 50's and the plumbing was upgraded at some point to copper and most of the major items were replaced at some point and time to meet more modern standards.

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You should read up on the subject as much as you can (J Scott has a good book on this) in order to get a better idea of the general price of repairs.

Reading the books and listening to the podcast it should be easy.

Owning/managing an STR is not as simple or straightforward as standard rentals and to successfully run them you need to have good systems and procedures in place to sustain them.   

My real estate experience is mostly education from podcasts and books I've been reading so I wanted to get in person applicable experience.

I have my car financed through them and they had great introductory offer and standard rates.

I am reading one of Robert Kiyosaki's books and he talks about debt vs equity to obtain wealth.

Personal loans don't really come up in the podcasts I have listened to so far or in the books I have read so there must be something I am missing.Thanks for your help!

I have been learning by listening to podcasts, watching youtube videos, and reading books and blog posts (the BiggerPockets web site has good specific recommendations).