We’ve visited the area several times and have always thought it would be a good STR market.

@Lucas DeAndrade how much knowledge do you think you've accumulated about the Akron market?

In some areas, we board up the 1st floor windows until we are about to start marketing the property.

So, the extra unit may cost you more then it brings if you cannot access equity or if the market discounts the property when you go to sell due to financing available.

So far, this approach has saved my team so much time when sourcing on market deals.

I am meeting with the owner of an 8 unit off market complex tomorrow.

Quote from @Lee Banks: Hi my name is Lee I'm looking too buy my first rental property and but I feel as if I need a mentor to watch, I still need to learn the basics of real-estate does anyone in New York do programs or mentorships and where would you start if you first started real-estate today  Hello Lee,I'd recommend looking up local meetups here on BP, meetup.com and, eventbrite.You can also call around to speak with RE investors and professionals in your target market to begin making connections.With so much available information online, I'd recommend speaking to a few people and doing independent research before committing to mentorships.

What market are you in? 

Lots of old houses valuing over 500k and up to 1M (local house price in my market is 167k).

LLC1 has more expenses due to Mentoring, education, VAs, Marketing.