A short term rental requires more work and customer service on your part.Have you checked out other STR's in your general area?

List Price: $320,000 Loan Amount assuming 25% down payment: $243,750 Expenses as following: Vacancy Rate: 8%, $144/month Custom Expenses: $50/month HOA Fees: $50/month Cap Ex: $90/month General Maintenance: $90/month Mortgage: $1095/month Taxes: $240/month Insurance: $50/month Total: $1809/month Ren Estimate: $1800/month Conclusion: Monthly Cash Flow: -$9/month CoC ROI: -0.14%Perhaps I am being wishful here to find an opportunity under $325K that offers positive cash flow, but it will be great to hear back from investors who are experienced in this areas.

The opportunity came to me when a customer of mine approached me with the idea of flipping this property.

The opportunity came to me when a customer of mine approached me with the idea of flipping this property.

I actually have my own custom calculator that I created that can be used for various scenarios.

In real life, the property was designed by Hawaiian architecture firm Johnson and Perkins who built it as the custom “dream home” of the original owners.

The practice is why every customer focused role I have ever had involved some sort of role playing.

The Allied portal is pretty rough, but their fees are low and customer service is really good so I can deal with it. 

It could also probably be considered a conflict of interest and possibly even an ethics violation for an agent to take down a deal before offering it to a client (assuming you have an exclusive buyer's agency agreement with the agent, otherwise you're still just a customer and not a client, at least in CO).

I work for a new home construction company that specializes in high end custom homes.