I am planning to start a direct booking site for my short-term rentals.

This method allows you to set terms that not only cover your existing mortgage payments but also provide additional cash flow each month.

The exception would be if this was already permitted for STR - short term rentals VRBO then it might be worth it based on location.If you just want to buy a home and have a unit to help cover the mortgage I would still insist on lower price point or NO HOA to help get the total mortgage down so that the other unit covers 50% of the overall payment.  

"My name is Isaiah, I am a local investor looking to start my investing journey and have started by identifying some properties with long-time owners with good equity.

I would agree with the comments above start out slow make your own calls at first get 1000 calls will teach you how to speak on the phone with the seller so you can teach the VA what to say when handling objects it took me about 4 months to get my first wholesale deal everyone is different but it taught me a lot.

Hey everyone,I’ve got a friend who own’s a very large home with a pool, and is trying to find someone who can be her short term rental manager.

The plan is to come in and improve the NOI over the next 12-24 months then implement a strategic cash out refinance and move to long term permanent agency debt.

And then I didn't call for a long time while we tried to manage out of state for the first year.

I’m wanting to know there are specific things I should add into the contract before beginning the work, ie: terms, payments, timeline, etc.

In terms of new construction, a couple things to be aware of in San Luis Obispo County are water shortage issues and development fees/taxes which can significantly increase the building costs.SLO city and the neighboring cities are particularly diligent on their water usage, as most of the county's water supply comes from three surface water reservoirs and a groundwater basin.