It covers how co-hosts can boost your occupancy, handle the chaos, and free you up to grow—or relax!

It is really a mental journey; before you can be a real estate investor in the real world, you have to become one in your head.$100/mo is going to buy you a dude in a call center reading script.

Personally, I like light rehab or value-add long-term rentals where you can boost equity and rents without major risk.

Since you need to live there for a year, use this time to boost your savings, improve your credit, and watch the market closely.

I think you have some debt equity you should explore doing a 1031 exchange on that can boost your growth and income if you do it the right way.

Guaranteed monthly income from the resident but also boosts the value of the property (in case you want to refi/get a loan in the future)....Let me know if youd want to dive into that type of discussion

The focus on scaling at the moment is solely being driven by the desire to leave the industry that I'm currently in within the next 3-5 years and wanting to have the groundwork done so that my focus after this can be something that I actually enjoy again that isn't as mentally taxing.

For example if a big company is coming to town taxes may increase but it will also bring jobs that may boost rental occupancy!

Hey @Greg Teplansky, so updating photos and wording in your listing can help boost the listing up the ranks.I will say that some areas do better with VRBO and others with AirBNB.

Make cost-effective improvements to boost property value and work towards positive cash flow over time.