@Scott Isbister @Tony CanevaroLike Scott I do recommend the collaborate real estate meetups as well.

I never recommend to my clients to be the ones to deal with the tenants unless they have the experience.2.

@Jerry Tello I don't know of any books to recommend.

My recommendation would be to take business classes at a technical college while working/ interning for a company in a field you are interested in.

In hot markets, some wholesalers and investors use 80-85% of ARV (minus repairs) instead of the typical 70% to stay competitive.A few tips:1.

I do recommend creating (and keeping updated) written policies for all of your leasing and screening process, and making them available to folks during the application and screening process (talking about, sending links to, emailing, & reminding, the more times they see it the better even though they likely won't read it).

Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I would recommend shopping around, especially with a local mortgage broker.

I would recommend seeing what other STR's similar to yours are market as for number of guests.

I always recommend starting small—testing with one VA for a month is a smart strategy.