South Bend is a mixed bag of neighborhoods.

Center with more mix of mom and pop versus national more 8 pref as volatility with small tenants.

Short term rentals can be lucrative but come with higher variability and management needs.My Take:It might be beneficial to consider a mixed approach—drop the rent slightly under market value to secure a tenant and stabilize your cash flow, while simultaneously exploring the short term rental market.

I didn't feel rushed though, because I had a backup plan, and even a secondary contingency plan.I also think the loan harvesting is a great idea, especially if you mix that with a great property manager.

I sell houses all the time by just listing them on Zillow, so don't think you need to pay a listing agent and if the buyer doesn't drag their realtor into the mix, you might not need to pay a buyers agent either. this is a cautionary tale of the risks of remote rehab with little to no experience looks good in the book but in practice can be very very difficult.. stick close to home.

Personally, I feel a newbie getting into a triplex in an area they dont know, which could have low income characteristics is a mix for disaster.

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

States that do require a license to lend/broker on 1-4 Resi Investment Properties: CA, ID, OR, NV, AZ, UTStates that do require a license to lend/broker on 5+ Multi/Mixed Use or Commercial properties:CA, ID, OR, NV, AZ**not legal advice - do your own research. 

If StayFi gets their act together you could use them, but I'm also one of those people that has mixed feelings about their way of collecting emails.  

The asking rent growth rate of the metro's eight underlying submarkets over the past 12 months has been mixed, with cumulative change rates ranging from 1.9% (San Gabriel Valley) to -3.0% (South Bay).Competitive Inventory, Employment, AbsorptionTotal employment in the Los Angeles metropolitan area increased by 14,200 jobs during the first quarter, representing a growth rate of 0.3%, while industrial employment contracted by 2,043.