My background is in senior living, where I’ve been working on building cozy homes for older adults—think 10–20 residents in a house instead of the 200-bed big-box model.

Next step: define your buy box (location, bed/bath, price range, rent target), talk to one investor‑friendly agent and one PM, and analyze five active listings this week.

I'm looking at a 4 bed 2 BA SFH for a potential STR.

Its in an A+ area, 3 bed, 2 bath, garage, and outbuilding. $36K PP, est budget $50-60K, ARV $140-150K. 

Quote from @Marc Shin: I'm thinking about putting some snacks (oreas, pringles, popcorn, trailmix, granola bars etc) and drinks (coke, sprite) in my 1 bed 1 bath to improve the guest experience.  

It will be somewhat area dependent for example, if there are no 4 or 5 bedrooms on the rental market, adding an extra bedroom to a 3-bed house can increase the rental income, add value on the exit as well. 3.

Love to talk offline and congrats, we need much more of you and I to have a chance to fill the 550,000 bed gap by 2030. 

Repair Budget: $45k–$65k to complete construction and finish-outProjected All-In: ≈ $320k or lessProjected ARV: $380k–$425k based on local 3k sf compsExpected Rent Post-Reno: $2,300–$2,600/mo (Hephzibah 5-bed band)Financing Plan100% Disabled Vet → No VA Funding Fee30-yr fixed VA Renovation loan ≈ 6.25% interestRepair escrow to cover MPR items (post-closing completion)Questions for the community1.

Here in New York (City and Suburbs), a 2 bed/ 1 bath apartment is on the market for about 1 month before being rented (Median DOM = 29).The time of year is also something to be considered.

.-  Fall stuff, seems like a never ending list of outdoor tasks for the season, mostly around pulling down a harvest and getting the beds ready for next year.