Hemlane is cool too if you’re looking for more automation and hands-off management.But if you’re really serious about scaling up, I’d definitely check out Hostaway.

Yeah, flipping and being a landlord is cool, but real estate finance is where the juice is in my opinion. 

I get the logistics of it, buts like telling someone to flip a cheeseburger on a grill using these new tongs instead of a standard grill spatula with no good reason.

Cool -- give it only if they meet your credit demand and maybe escrow a few grand until any permit issues are cleared5.

Pulled these from Zillow’s rental feed for May 2025 and cleaned them up so we can see which markets are heating up or cooling off.Quick takeawaysMost expensive rents: Boston & Miami hit ~$3,000; NYC right behind at $2,885.Fastest to lease: Cheyenne (24 DOM), Salt Lake City (28), Providence & Milwaukee (34).Slowest: Hawaii statewide (97 DOM), Dallas (77), Atlanta (71), San Francisco (70).Biggest MoM improvement: Raleigh -44 % DOM, Boston -38 %, Cheyenne -27 %.Largest inventory jumps: Los Angeles (+4,535 listings MoM), Chicago (+2,344), Houston (+1,696).Snapshot of key metrosCityAvg RentAvg DOMMoM DOM ΔActive RentalsMoM Inventory ΔPhoenix, AZ$1,85047+2 %5,052+1,005Denver, CO$1,92041-5 %3,924+614Miami, FL$3,00050-2 %6,534+1,024Orlando, FL$1,90242-11 %3,208+569Atlanta, GA$1,90071-9 %4,081+637Charlotte, NC$1,93546-22 %3,574+456Raleigh, NC$1,75045-44 %1,976+399Austin, TX$1,89448-16 %5,879+1,066Dallas, TX$1,60077-5 %3,782+1,065Houston, TX$1,69556-2 %8,823+1,696Seattle, WA$1,80047-15 %4,071+819Los Angeles, CA$2,30055+6 %20,265+4,535San Francisco, CA$2,65570-26 %2,783+580Boston, MA$3,00056-38 %17,529-275Cheyenne, WY$1,50024-27 %181-5(I trimmed the full dataset for readability — happy to share the whole CSV if anyone wants to dig deeper.)Questions for you:-Do these days-on-market (DOM) numbers line up with what you’re seeing on the ground?

Cool you could come by one of my value add or flip properties. 

You’ll also need to consider the risk of market changes—if the tenant backs out and the market has cooled or the property has deteriorated, you may end up with a home that’s harder to sell than before.To protect yourself, make sure the lease-option or lease-purchase agreement is legally sound and state-specific, clearly defines default terms, outlines non-refundable option fees (if that’s your intent), and distinguishes between rent and purchase-related payments.

THis will continue and get worse if you continue to let it continue, meaning you give an inch they take a mile and it boils down to if you allow it. if you do cool but do not complain when they keep missing payments - get an attorney to file for eviction (or your property manager) and get it done. 

Happy to help break any of that down if you want to share an example.Also curious to hear more about the financing structure your company is offering — always cool to see innovation in this space, especially if it gives operators more flexibility without adding extra risk to investors.

Should make a cool 100k.