Hi all — My wife Ashley and I are exploring purchasing a turnkey, already-operating short-term rental (Airbnb/VRBO) before year-end.Target budget: <=$300,000Preferred markets: Tyler, TX or Little Rock AreaMust-have criteria:• At least 12 months historic payout data (Airbnb/VRBO)• Furnishings included or negotiable (already in operation)• STR legal / permitted (HOA or city OK)• Good guest-review profile (4.7+), low guest-drama neighborhood (we’d stay there ourselves)• Timeline: Clean close, turnkey transition, quick start.We’re not just dreaming — we’re ready to move quickly if the right property shows up.

With changes in technology and underwriting, are you seeing shifts in risk / return profiles?

Send them all your bank account numbers, your social security number,  all your passwords and all your relevant personal profile information. 

I’ve built a series of investing sensitivity models that are a cornerstone of our operating agreement, helping us analyze deals, manage risk, and guide decision-making with disciplined, data-driven assumptions.I joined BiggerPockets to continue learning, share insights, and connect with other investors, builders, and lenders who are focused on thoughtful, long-term investing and operational excellence.Very impressive, but rocket scientists are poor investors. 

It provides pretty impressive returns.

Use your agent chops to move fast: pick a simple buy box in Tuscaloosa/Northport, pull true rent ranges from two property managers, and walk three blocks you’d actually buy on to learn turns, parking, and tenant profile.

Message me and I'll give you our profiles 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Lots of posts about people running with money etc and ghosting people here on BPWhile some deals have gone bad- one thing that is sticking out with those who ghost are their experienceLooking at this persons LinkedIn profile they started around 2020 (while having real estate background but not running a company) - this is a similar theme with many of the others.

Rent stabilization is not one uniform situation—there are multiple layers that materially change the economics and the exit strategy.For example, one of the biggest distinctions is tenant profile.

You definitely need the latest financials, rent roll, and staff profile to start analyzing it.