What I see most folks do when they are starting out .. they want to do these deals like they are a very seasoned or experienced syndicator / investor and are looking to make the lions share and finding the cheapest capital they can find.. this is all well and good unless you never find the capital and never do the deal.So when starting out and if these are the types of transactions you may want to repeat.. you need to turn the tables you need to make it so good for the investor they simply can't say know.. you give the investor the bigger slice of the pie.. and thereby secure your first big deal.. once you gain experience and track record you can then start to increase your return and lower the Private investors return as they are aligning themselves with an experienced and successful operator.

The house exterior and interior must meet their expectations and provide something unique that other rentals don't.attract them in, then keep their attention with updated lighting, (if red door, you can install red sconce lighting or some other matching lighting to keep red theme or have one thing (lighting or other) to get prospects to say "wow!

The best HMLs offer investors the opportunity to operate at high volume and bring a high level of expertise to the table.

You just pay their fee and be done with it.As an aside from an efficiency perspective, it could be argued that a full-time employee will bring more efficiency to the table.

I did my market analysis before purchasing the home, and determined that similar homes are going for around that price in this immediate area, The problem is that there aren't really any 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths in this area, so I feel like I have something more unique.

We thought of adding a barbeque, a table and chairs, and a fire pit. 

Chris Mason  my unique Identifier is 157464.. although I am inactive at the state level,  I keep my license current vis a vi CE...

With sites like Airbnb & VRBO getting something like 60 million unique visitors, I imagine it'll be difficult & time-consuming to compete with their traffic & SEO rankings. 

Each state has their own unique rules for foreign entities operating within their boundaries.

The 2009 & 2012 (See section 806) IRC provides tables indicating the relative R-values above and below the roof deck.