Quote from @Heather Taylor: If you're interested in self-directed IRAs as a tax-saving approach, there are many great educational resources out there, including on the BiggerPockets blog.

Including the main stack pipe/sewer line?

Hey @Tim Hart, we use QuickBooks Online for all of our Clients and I use it for myself as well (including my REI activities).

It is worth checking Atlanta’s specific rules.If you do include appliances, make it clear in the lease who handles repairs.

Including being affiliated with the same company they both funnel students to in order to overcharge them for services they don't need. 

I am very new to STR so any advice or pointers in general would be great including how to run numbers and also what to look for.

New construction including in ground pool can lead to greater 1st year depreciation.Contact cost specialist firms to see what categories and design builds offer highest depreciation.

When you calculate ROE on RE you should include all sources of return including the appreciation which has been historically been outstanding on this RE.  

YesI think I would lean with what @Devin Peterson is saying, if you went HM I think you could find someone but the closing costs/fees would cut into it pretty deeply.Now if there is equity, you could borrow off of that and include some rehab funds and go with more of like a BRRRR strategy, but at those amounts it might not make sense.

You might need to include Yakima and Moses Lake to make it worthwhile.