Being a Realtor is one of the most profitable real estate businesses you can run if you are a top producer.

Some split the profits too, but it does not seem as common.

The costs alone will massively eat into your profits and a home run might become a base hit, at best. 

I made a fair profit, left the property better off than I found it, and had a great tenant.

I have built the majority of my small portfolio by house hacking for the last five years, and one result of that is that I am now spooked by anything other than the low interest, 30-year fixed rate terms I've grown accustomed to.

I've listened to the majority of the BP podcasts, read tons of articles, analyzed probably 20 deals just from MLS using the calculators and this week I threw out my first low ball offer.

River front property need major rehab.

Purchase price: $30,000 ARV $65k needs no major work, mainly cosmetic.

short-term and vacation destinations are in general is most profitable but is most vulnerable at times like now.many places have 30 day minimum restrictions and that trend will continueSo yes corporate rentals are by far the best combo but you may need to do your own marketing/networking to get corporate clients.since i do this as a side gig, I needed to be more passive so I let Airbnb and VRBO do all the marketing for me.  

Needs about $2-3k in rehab but nothing major.