I'm in Orlando and we have dozens of communities that are specifically built to be STR and every single family home comes with a pool and spa.

I am having a hard time starting as I do own my own home here in California and I have a good amount of equity in my home to buy another property.

I've managed to house hack my way to owning a fully paid-off 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 900-square-foot home valued at approximately $67,500.

Managers begin focusing more on that than managing your home. 

Currently I am house hacking as a mid-term landlord (list on Airbnb.. renting Jack and Jill upstairs in our home to traveling professionals) we are consistently booked and lots of inquiries.

I am from NY and it is nearly impossible to do a wholesale directly from the home owner. 

I am considering as a first time buyer to utilize the BRRRR method on my personal home, while also using a 203K loan to finance and rehab the property.

The equity she wants is $55,000, which I don't have in cash fully, but I own a home now with that in equity, and I have money in an IRA. 

Therefore, if I were you, I'd focus on lifestyle buyers who move or by a second home there.

You should give them a pest-free home, then make them responsible for ordinary pest control after that.I also recommend educating yourself on how to handle small pests like this, then educating your tenants to handle it themselves.