A STR is a completely different animal in my opinion, in that it requires more work and much more compromise, but financially is worth the effort. 

We've sold 65+ homes and the biggest request we get from our Buyers is help with closing costs.Most of our deals we're providing anywhere between $5K-$10K to help Buyers offset the cash requirement to purchase a home.Even in today’s "high" interest rate environment, many Buyers prioritize closing cost assistance over an interest rate buydown.

We had our Podio custom-built to meet our specific requirements, systems, and procedures.

Anything single family will require very creative strategies in order to generate cashflow. 

One of my buy box requirements is the house needs to cashflow at least $500 per month or I am not buying it. 

Scaling from 8 to 20-30 flips per year requires a strong financing strategy, and business funding can be a great way to access capital without it reporting to your personal credit.

No personal income or tax returns are required.

You are required to disclose knob and tube wiring to insurance companies. 

There's also plenty of lenders who falsely represent the true capital requirements to originate their loans or are merely up front fee collectors. 

But, today, most judges are requiring a GAL anyway.