They sometimes offer a free in person rent estimate, but honestly a solid property manager should be able to get very close using photos and market data.

Investors who network and compare real world data tend to avoid costly mistakes. 

Effectively, there is no such thing as data security anymore.

Unfortunately, unless you see the underlying financials as well as supporting data for those financials, you do not know whether there actually was cash from operations to pay your distribution or not. 

The "Hopeful Investor" usually hits a wall the moment the first maintenance emergency happens at 2 AM.I really resonate with your point about STRs being hospitality assets rather than just passive real estate.Operating on the ground in Cape Town, I’ve seen many international owners struggle because they treat it like a traditional rental and underestimate the operational systems required to maintain that 90%+ occupancy Eric DeNardo mentioned above.While tools like PriceLabs are essential baselines, I’ve found the real 'Strategy' comes from integrating that data into a live stakeholder dashboard (like Monday.com) so the owner isn't left in a 'black box'.The 'Real Money' is made in the operational execution and navigating the local compliance/demand drivers before you buy.Curious, how are you currently bridging the 'Transparency Gap' so your remote owners feel as connected to the asset as if they were local?

.• VAs handle communication, recerts, inspections, listings• Contractors handle standardized scopes• Accounting manages books, reconciliations, and loan schedules• We make decisions based on clean data, not emotionsSystems remove chaos, people execute them, and properties stay stable.7.

They’re assuming eventually the timing will line up.In real estate, with the amount of data we have, we can be more intentional about that.

This gives owners the hard data they need to defend against negligence claims during lender reviews.We are currently deploying at a CapEx significantly below that $300/unit mark you mentioned, specifically to protect that Class B/C deductible exposure.I’d love to take you up on the offer to connect—your perspective on how lenders are normalizing high insurance assumptions is exactly what we are solving for.

Use this data to set a legitimate daily rental rate.2.

I have a Finance background and I’ve done a mix of financial modeling/underwriting, marketing (photo/video, ads, email), CRM/data work, and automations with tools like Sheets/Excel, SketchUp, Adobe, Zapier/Make, Apollo, Hunter, Mailchimp, etc.I am comfortable taking the unglamorous but important stuff that helps deals move forward like lead-gen/acquisitions, analysis, property marketing, CRM cleanup, admin/ops, and system/automation work.