It is a great place to learn about real estate investing.

Ready to begin this part of my journey and I’m more than excited to learn!

You also have the "cost" of your time, which will vary a lot, especially as you ramp up while learning the STR ropes.  

Lessons learned?

At minimum you're learning what a customer is if nothing else.

Thankfully, we live nearby because that had a small learning curve, but now we can turn onto a street and almost know immediately.

When I went to clean the place after the previous tenant moved out, I learned real quick how bad it was.The worst part of it all was the stench.

Not only the management aspect they'd be providing but it would allow you an opportunity to "learn on the job" for when you plan on managing it yourself and also give you context for questions that you may have and someone to ask them to.

(Foremost will only cover up to 4 units and this is 6.)I've learned my lesson DO NOT buy properties that still use screw in fuses unless the deal is good enough to cover the cost to replace!

Live and learn.