That may translate to your start applying to real estate oriented jobs while you still work your day job… or more sweat equity on your days off to learn more and more.  

To be honest if you can't rely on your agent, then you need to find someone else. 

As has been said if you don’t have anyone local to rely on you’re probably gambling.

I wouldn't rely too much on airdna or any other similar third party.  

Rental Strategies and STRs: ADUs don't need to rely on short-term rentals to be profitable.

Don't rely on an appraisal. 

That said... when I sign up for propstream again, I do so knowing that they rely on data from 3rd parties, some of it's out of date, and I always double check and verify things... but it IS good for the amount of usually reliable information you can get in a short period of time... but always verify after against other sources.If it was as easy as $1500 and $97 a month like the PIN videos make it sound, then everyone would be doing it.

Usually it does not stay this way for long, and then they either raise their prices or fire you.Many CPAs keep their rates low by relying on technology and outsourcing.

The biggest thing for you is to build a very strong CORE 4:which relies of a great realtor, contractor, attorney, and property manager.

A bookkeeping professional will "translate" the PM's data into your master accounting platform each month so all of those transactions are accounted for.This allows you to see how your business(es) as a whole is doing financially in addition to how each property is doing.We actually catch a lot of mistakes doing this for our Clients as an added bonus.