Most people know that George Washington began his business career as a surveyor; in fact he was selected as county surveyor at the age of 17.  

For the very first year of the tenants living at the property I was under the impression that a notary was required to make it a binding contract. 

Select a larger area that is at least 30 minutes in each direction. with maybe a hand full of exceptions I am pretty sure you would be hard pressed to find a mix that represents the demographic cross section of this country and therefor a wide range of neighborhoods.

Hi guys,
I bought my family home 3 years ago and looking to get my first SFR investment property. I live in Los Angeles and dont want to get the investment there due to (1) cost (2) tenant-friendliness.
I am trying...

BiggerPockets has a section just for this, Under the BUILD YOUR TEAM tab- then select- MEET UPhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521Best of luck to you!

Would be far more impressive if their site had examples, stats on the data the collect (how much, where, etc.).

That is impressive with attaining over 100 doors & starting out over there 

Thanks in AdvanceFlipping houses can help you earn high returns, but making $120k a year with your capital depends on: Market Conditions, Property Selection, Renovation Costs. 

Someone more experienced may chime in, but my impression is that at a certain point, you're putting less in reserve for expenses/maintenance because you've already got a chunk of cash stuffed away, and the likelihood of "all" or even a high percentage of properties having major repairs all at the same time is much lower than one or two lower end properties while we're starting out.

I'm using the ENEMY method, AirDNA, Mashvisor, Revedy, and Pricelabs for comps and analysis.I was able to select the market and community that is marketed as vacation rental homes and most of the houses are set up as STR.