Hi Allen, when I got started, I used a 3% down conventional loan to buy my first property.

-While rent would be more expensive month by month, the idea of being able to take my equity out of my home and also being able to reduce annual repair costs, property taxes, etc. does seem appealing to me. 

However, given that many sellers have locked in ultra-low mortgage rates from 2020–2021, the existing home supply remains constrained, which will continue to support home prices in certain areas.For investors, rental properties remain a strong option in an inflationary environment.

These areas have more affordable properties compared to Boston and are showing signs of growth, especially with infrastructure and job opportunities increasing.

Make sure you come top with some awesome social media content that includes videos of your property and some of things to do around the school.

Property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, declining population, unfavorable rental laws, winter weather.

Your SEC attorney can help you with the details.Typically you would have one LLC that owns the properties and another LLC that acts as manager.

Then you can think of yourself and what you want from a property.

I use Foremost and USAA.As always make sure you have STR insurance on your STR property or you may not be covered when a catostophe strikes.

BTW: most owners that have hired a PMC, don't want to speak with you, much less meet with you in person to hear a hyped-up sales pitch.Also, you want to do rental arbitrage - so, you will need to be properly licensed to manage properties you do not own as required by your state & local laws.- why would an owner want to do business with someone NOT properly licensed?