Also, do you hire a company to do the inspections or do you do them yourself and just know by your own experience that said items look like they need attention?

I love hosting and have tremendous passion and attention to detail with property management that seems incredibly hard to find those sorts of proactive skills in people when looking to hire for my own rentals. 

Acting fast gives you the best chance but there will definitely be discouraging moments as properties in Bloomfield where the numbers are remotely attractive are getting a lot of attention. 

By the way, I make house calls through my medical practice and I often listen to your podcast in the car in between patients!

Thousand Oaks, Stone Oak, Encino Park, Bulverde, etc)- Schertz/Cibilo (not far from military bases, easy access to Austin/New Braunfels, up and coming/ many new nice neighborhoods)$250-325K RangeNorthwest - (Near UTSA, Medical Center, Shavano Park, Rim)$200-275K Price RangeFar West - Castroville, Alamo Ranch, Sea World Area

My beef with the people who teach this are(1) they imply this is somehow related to real estate investing; it is not(2) they imply you can be successful with only the knowledge they teach; this is not true, you need managerial and business skills and knowledge to a degree way beyond the scope of the “training” they provide.(3) they imply you can successfully do this on a part time basis; it’s actually a full time business demanding all of your attention(4) they imply competition is limited; competition is actually fierce, except for the deals on which there is no profit.Additionally, this industry is state regulated, by the state in which the property is located.

They also have listings and guides to help you get started.Furnished Finder: A popular platform specifically for finding housing for traveling nurses and other medical professionals.

You can offset this with points.When the lenders provides you with an estimate of the loan along with all the charges pay specific attention to:Origination fee - This is whereLoan Points - Sometimes they force you to buy a point and they bring down your rate in returnapplication feeunderwritting feeBasically you want to compare how much you are paying in all of these and what interest rate they are giving you based on this costs.

A little background: I am new LL/a travel medical worker investing out of state.

I know some do SMS and email blasts but what have you found successful to get realtors' attention to send you deals?