The agent "friend" can kick rocks, unless he is VA qualified and it would fully transfer into his name.

Once you find one good contractor they typically know other "rock stars" in other trades (electric, plumbing, etc...) that you will also need.

That's how Castle Rock was born.

A lot of the popular, no money needed, strategies like being a wholesaler, getting a partner to fund the deal, or STR co-hosting / arbitrage are a bit of a paradox because the people that have the expertise to effectively implement these strategies are typically the experienced folks that don't need no money down strategies to invest.

I bought my rentals in Killeen while at Fort Hood early 2010s, including quadplexes. 2-4 families seem to be especially popular around military installations perhaps?

Do research on what are the most popular for STRs and if there is a missing niche in the area. 

What does everyone think about buy and hold investing in Little Rock, AR?

Quote from @Chad Rocke: @Elijah QuinonesCongrats on getting started.

Propstream seems to be very popular and I signed up for an account but I'm confused about what to do once I have a list of leads.

@Brandt Tingen The Pocono's should be an exciting rental market with two new water parks and a Hard Rock  Cafe been added to the activities mix of the area.