We sold a wonderful two unit STR in Depoe Bay in 2024, which generally is a no-go zone but has neighborhoods with specific commercial zoning that allows for vacation rental usages as well as a brand new development of luxury homes that allows STR usages similar to Olivia Beach in nearby Lincoln City. 

Quote from @Denise Brown-Puryearise Brown-Puryear: Quote from @Jamie Bateman: For full disclosure, I will say that I am a partner in a brand new loan servicing company that just opened its doors.

turnkey section 8 is not going to be like buying a brand new home there will always be differed items or stuff that does not work etc.. age of homes makes this impossible. then you add section 8 tenants and  there you go

I am wondering if my first steps (past the education part) is to build a network of people who know, like, and trust me through posting content like newsletters, articles, podcasts, doing webinars, going to events (aka build my brand), or, should I first find a deal and then raise capital?

I specialize in portraits... so, headshots, family portraits, lifestyle and branding content, boudoir, and anything else where humans are photographed. 

I highly recommend working with him, but only if you're willing to put in the effort to build a business and though leadership brand!

Brand new everything else, including septic system too.

Now I am brand new to real estate so this could be dumb but I'm reading Brandon Turners "Rental Property Investing" book and I was intrigued by chapter 3 where he list out 4 plans to start with when getting into real estate.

We put the property completely back together, making everything brand new overall.

Simple things like a branded email at your domain and a website can open a lot of doors.