Be sure to tag your post with the location so local folks can reach out to you. 

The key is not the number of properties.

The old adage is "marry the property, but date the rate" meaning that if in a few years interest rates are lower you can refinance again into that rate. 5.

@Alina TrigubI have also corrected you in the past when you posted that the Solo 401k was exempt from UBIT.

I would start by finding areas you actually WANT to live and go from there.Picking a place to call home simply because it has a real estate market that you feel will fit your goals is a great way to end up miserable. 

I have transacted with them as well; by far the best out of the turnkey companies IMO.

You post, and potential residents will reach out...or maybe they don't.

They’ve been really easy to work with but we haven’t closed a deal to have insight on that side of the transaction.

Hello Doug, I am not a real estate attorney nor is this legal advice.Unless someone's state has specific laws banning contract assignments you should be fine doing the following.  

@Travis TimmonsI had the same reaction as you did, but I held off on posting since I don't yet invest in STRs (I'm all LTR so far, and looking into my first MTR).Buying an STR "to offset income" makes me nervous as well...