Motivation is to overcome down payment hurdle for expensive houses for STR

Besides private websites controlled by the brokerage houses themselves and the MLS, there isn't much left.

While MLS remains the primary platform for on-market deals, the majority of deals I encounter originate from off-market sources, often through wholesale channels.When you say wholesale, someone(wholesaler) finds a homeowner who is in need of cash quickly or cannot go through traditional process of selling their house for some reason, and then the wholesaler finds an investor to buy the house who will pay in cash? 

My original plan was to rent out the space to Section 8 tenants, but from my experience so far, dealing with Baltimore City housing and inspections can be a serious pill.

Housing inventory in Austin rose to 5.4 months, which is over one month higher than the greater metro’s 4.3 months of inventory.

"turnkey" companies are basically just a combination of in house investor realtors and property managers working in the "turnkey" markets.

I think the trouble I might have with that option is the current condition of the house.

Single income (married with kids) and own primary house with $250k+ in equity. 

I bought the house for $215,000 and it’s worth about $365,000 now I pull in $3300 and profit $1200 a month!

Every lease starting 1/1/2025 to have boldface lettering in 12 point font stating the following:EVERY TENANT IS ENTITLED TO SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING UNDER COLORADO'S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY AND THAT A LANDLORD IS PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM RETALIATING AGAINST A TENANT IN ANY MANNER FOR REPORTING UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN THE TENANT'S RESIDENTIAL PREMISES, REQUESTING REPAIRS, OR SEEKING TO ENJOY THE TENANT'S RIGHT TO SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING.    2.