First time investor - learning/planning stage - target market Shenandoah Valley

[Jared Rice]

My wife and I are aspiring first-time investors currently doing everything we can to educate ourselves and plan for our first property. We are targeting an STR vacation home in the Shenandoah Valley area.

I work full time in IT and my wife runs her own Interior Design business. We hope that STR investing and management can replace and grow our current income and help us build family wealth.

[Jared Rice]

Quote from @Stephen Morales:

Hey Jared, 

I would suggest picking up properties with value-add opportunities. Nothing is better than finding a property that you can purchase with a comfortable amount of equity while being able to add more through improvements. 

Are you trying to find an off market opportunity? 

BTW congrats on taking the next steps towards your real estate investing goals!

@Stephen Morales Thanks for the welcome!