There are typically a long list of other students and Section 8 holders waiting in line for a student or Section 8 specific rental, which, when properly screened tenants, could mean they actually are more respectful of the property because they know how replaceable they are and how limited their options are (high demand, low supply).

However, by the time I started construction, supply costs had gone up due to Covid.

This also supplied me leverage to fire a contractor if I chose to without losing the permit (since I pulled the permit(s) I wasn't held hostage by the contractor).

We put money out of our pocket to run Airbnb, like buying furniture, landscaping, repairs, etc.

They have no furniture at all. 

in Florida getting applications through Zillow without viewings aren't unusual as the supply is tight. 

We are between renting it or selling the property in 8-10 years.We are currently flipping furniture, yes you heard that right, furniture in our spare time, in most cases we buy on marketplace then refinish it and resell it, to help save more toward our real estate investing path.I want to increase my knowledge in real estate investing for another year before going into the first flip, as well as watch the market/economy to time the right buy.My personal real estate goals as of right now, is to either wholesale or flip properties to build more revenue up, then invest in rentals, 1-3 flips -> buy a rental, and cycle this until we have 10-15 properties similar to the millionaire real estate investors model.End goal with real estate is to have the cash flow to retire before 50, and have our networth over 1.5 million.Looking forward to soaking in valuable information related to real estate for years to come, possibly contributing to the BP community as my understanding grows, as well as growing financially!

In our case, we pay for all utilities, provide shared supplies, and pay for a monthly house cleaner.

Versus being in a high occupancy market with more supply and lower nightly rates.

I don't have to supply clean towels and linens and coffee setups and recommend things if they call and furnishings and a lot of headaches that short-term rentals have. it's the difference between gross and net profit.