But if you lay out your plan to the owner over the phone, it's very hard to get a "yes" because trust is developed with a face to face meeting.Trust can be established by talking about your past record (as an investor) but also if you have something positive about yourself (profession - real estate agent, nurse, teacher, fireman, doctor - any profession that can give you some added credentials).#4 Owner vs.

Rental arbitrage isn’t common in my area ( high point North Carolina) but I was planning on starting in another state.

This is something I try to live by and teach my kids if I can - "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

I am currently renovating it and we plan to when i am done to transfer the property to my buisness name. what would be the best route to go.  

Would love to hear more about how you plan to scale up your portfolio and any lessons you’ve learned so far!

We are starting the process of analyzing deals, making a plan and executing on it. 

Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.

I have been following the Real Estate Investing industry for a while and just recently decided to put my focus into it and implement a plan I had in mind for years.So I went down to Puerto Vallarta I put together a team of local realtors, brokers, contractors, property managers and a lawyer. 

Also, some of you will need a little pushback against Naysayers who will encourage you to stick with your Qualified Plan.] 

We just love the country and plan to visit often and figured why not expand our business into Japan.