Thank you guys for the extra push and foresight!

You definitely had the foresight to strike in San Diego at the right time. 

Llewelyn A. you had either the foresight or good fortune (or both!) 

There are many ways to find deals.Some are better than others, and some are simply the best, yet there are some advantages and drawbacks to all.A lot of thought goes into strategic lead generation and this is where there is a huge continuous debate going on which lead generation method is the best.You can focus your effort into just blindly getting leads where you continuously have to do the work and/or pay money to stay in business, or you can focus on doing the legwork now and set up your automated lead generating machine so you continuously and automatically get leads whether you do the work  or not.Most investors do not have the patience or foresight to realize  that lead generation is something that takes finesse, technology, systems and opt for  always grinding  as long as they see something happening (which is not the same as "seeing results".That said,  your question  should not be  "what are some ways to get deals".Your question is how do I set up a lead generation system that will provide me with continuous deals and make money from these deals.You cna do door knocking to find deals, you coul dput up bandit signs to find deals right?

I know that Boston has cracked down a bit, but it sounds like you live where you offer STRs, which probably helps with regulations.And congrats on the foresight for buying the full allotment!

They do have one thing and it's determination with enough foresight to start small, understand that it is important to start small and learn the business.

Props to you for having the foresight to invest in Chicago when your daughter moves up here.Some of the neighborhoods I like that may need some TLC and be at a lower purchase price would be Archer Heights, Brighton Park, McKinley Park, and Little Village. 

Thanks for the feedback @Jay Hinrichs and your foresight in property management turnover as well as liquidity of the asset if my PM is no longer in business.  

, many of those lured in by the low rates don't have the foresight to see the much higher P/I payments when they have to renew.  

Turns out it was on the demo list and if I choose to go ahead with that particular transaction I will go in with that foresight.