In conjunction with the preparatory tips above, have a Pre-Qual letter and responsive lender relationship in place (the kind that responds promptly on Sunday night) and connect with a local insurance broker and of course - STR focused real estate professional to support an efficient search with the resources to visit and tour prime prospects as near to hitting the market as possible.

You're unlikely to find a deal in that price range here, but it is a great, family-friendly place to live with strong growth prospects. 

.- Prospects/Analysis: 3-6 top prospects from each Broker in the preferred regions with existing STR performance records and/or projections from third party local property mangers.

Seeing I am not thrilled at the prospect of doubling my rate, I have been less active in maximizing my leverage and my cash flow is slowly increasing.  

Of course, I would still run a credit and background check on the prospective tenants.Has anyone ever worked with ale Solutions?

This has become one of my biggest time sinks—especially when a unit is 30 minutes away, and a prospect cancels last-minute.Early on, I valued meeting tenants in person—seeing how they maintained their car, getting a feel for them.

I've found that when I lower my rate to below market, I get less desirable prospects and not necessarily qualified "bargian shoppers." 

If the project was good, why are the "sales" people keep telling prospects that the project is just about sold out at every sales pitch?

@Brett Ponters So, you're serving up potential value add-MF properties (or whatever the user selects for the filter criteria) to prospective buyers/investors to reduce the amount of time they have to devote to finding them on their own?

I have a prospective tenant who put down a security deposit for a property that they insisted they don't want to visit and are sure of renting.