Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I figure if the equity we have cash flows better than similar equity in a single family residence in Utah would, then we should consider this AITD as a serious option.

To my BP family,When I am running my pro forma on a potential investment property, I always get stuck on whether or not my expense numbers are correct.

Quote from @Andrew Betts: A single family home with a pool near Disney would be ideal, however there are around 70,000 of those available.

For me and my goals, I focus on long-term investing in residential single-family homes in Florida and Georgia.

What may actually be helpful to a family (stability) is not what regulators look at.

Beg family and friends to fund it for you.They "might" do it if they see you've learned a lot and your business plan sounds very solid.How do I know this "might" work?

Over New Year's, my family stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado for 5 days, for around $600 per night.

I think if you can nail that down you will be able to find a market easier.As a buy and hold investor some of the things that were important to me when deciding on a market were landlord tenant laws, price to rent ratio, housing demand, ability to build a team, large population 500K plus, multi-family availability and some other factors.take the process step by step and you will be fine. 

I currently work with investors looking to build their portfolio with single-family, long-term rentals while managing for them on the back end, making is hands-free for the investor to still work their W-2 job and live their everyday lives and spend it with family, hobbies, etc.