@Julian FrazierWelcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

And higher interest rates have priced out many would-be first-time homebuyers, forcing them to remain in a growing tenant pool. 

Also, any tips y'all would give to people who are just starting out, also I am open to other nearby areas where barrier to entry is still relatively low.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

It’s great that you’re committed to putting in the work, and you’re already ahead with tools like PropStream.Here are a few tips to maximize efficiency:Targeted Lists: Try using PropStream to create highly targeted lists of motivated sellers (e.g., pre-foreclosures, vacant properties, or owners with high equity).

Booked every night for a month, doesn't even cover the mortgage, let alone the cleaning fees and maintenance of the pool, etc. and if you have a property manager, you have to be cashflow negative. 

Out of 2,500+ investors we have as clients, only a small handful invest as an LLC.I could see the point to an entity if a group of family members or friends were pooling their money to invest in a syndication or several syndications, but outside of that scenario I don’t see the point to it.But don’t listen to us, get competent legal and accounting advice from those licensed to give you proper advice after evaluating your legal and financial situation and risk tolerance.

Would love to hear from the community on tips to get started and best locations to find my first property.

Unfortunately, to my knowledge, I don't believe there's any documentation that a future landlord might find to tip them off to the poor character of these tenants.Moving forward, I'm less dismissive of warning signs in the tenant screening process.

Here are a few tips to help you out as you start your journey:1.