So someone who only books casually on VRBO might be better off not doing the subscription, but if you book a lot it will pay for itself real quick.

If the property needs rehab you could pull this off on a fix and flip loan if you have a solid track record. 

My wife and I purchased our first rental property here in Maui in June of 2023 to use as an STR as it was a consistent market, numbers worked, and we live 5 minutes away from the property so self-managing made sense! 

Hello,I am in the process of purchasing a property for $1.17M and plan to put 25% down with a DSCR loan.

I am going to declare that it is no longer a sellers market and that it is a neutral real estate market now.

You need a property with unique features worthy of the investment, I.E attached garage or partial finished ____ so you're not starting from scratch.

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Walled Lake.

Purchase price: $150,000

2 bed 1 bath duplex.

What made you interested in investing in this type of dea...

Sadly, you ran into the situation right away where you need to play hardball.The property owner has defined rights of entry.

Just fire him and find a property manager that can handle both the 1st rental and the rehab on property 2? 

We both have fulltime jobs, but we would like to replace those and work in the real estate business.