Hello BiggerPockets Community,I am ecstatic to join this thriving hub of real estate enthusiasts.

Usually around the same cost as a streaming service like Netflix.

If your unit doesn't meet these criteria, it's possible that it doesn't qualify as a separate income stream for DTI purposes.

Looking to generate some income stream apart from my w2 job. 

Sometimes that may mean living very lean, sometimes it means having a side hustle so you're building income streams, and sometimes it means cruising at a comfortable save/spend rate.

I would offer to manage the STR for them (at whatever is the standard commission), and based on my AirDNA data, we would still bring them in that "double the current monthly payments"... plus I would be earning an additional revenue stream, plus there's a solid paid-for piece of property that should retain value and gain equity over time. 

We already use Smart Things as our smart hub.

I have a few businesses and was considering the AirBnB to be it's own business, but in retrospect, as you suggest, it's just another income stream for the real estate investment business.

Lord, the stream of OOS people looking to lose it all in the D never ends

With my clients we work through the positives and the negatives to see if the property fits into the overall strategy for the long term.Pizza Hut you will be looking at 4 levels from worst to best for income stream security with the lease.1.