He had some kind of beef with the SEC over some kind of investment deal or something like that, but he is a legit real estate guru and his methods align with how I got started, minus a rich father in law to help finance things.

ITs a known marketing method and it works obviously. 

So, common sense would also suggest that method may limit your business in states where that form of logic doesn't work.

Have those methods changed since you’ve first started and how do you organize them?

The two house hacking methods I find myself recommending to clients are 1.

My favorite method: a chunk upfront, smaller chunks as they go, and the final 10-20% after the work is approved by you.

I am completely new to real estate investing and am interested in the Central Georgia area and the BRRRR method.

The biggest issue that came with this method is that it still works great for VRBO, but now after an AirBnb booking I have to ask the guest for their email to get this process started.Zapier is also monitoring for the returned signed RA and that point then sends out all the info the guests needs for their stay.The rest of the email automation is handled by the PMS.My biggest pain, is when I get a difficult guest, or when things break mid stay.

HI Bob,Not our first deal just have not tried this method of financing before.

I've been reading several posts about where to look for deals and understand the MLS is probably not a great source.  I believe I heard something called pocket listings on one of the podcase episodes last week.  What ...