Today I'd say buy a condo in DC for a discount, tomorrow that advice may be different. 

I just spoke with paperstac guys today and they also are doing closings now for investor transactions - so if you want to close on a note that you do not know the seller they will handle the escrow transaction portion.

I had a friend ask me about this today and I only have a surface knowledge of how this works.Hope you doing well.Thanks!

I've added a ton of sweat equity. and still am today.

In today's STR competition, design can "stop the scroll" and allow you to stand out.

So if your parents paid $40,000 for the property and today it's worth $500,000....your basis "value" in the property will be their 40,000. 

In today's world, where information in moved so easily, I don't understand why investors don't find markets that have cash flow and are growing and driving appreciation. 

Going through the experience and taking action will add more to your future wealth, then getting stuck in the numbers - CoC or ROI are not set in stone, and they also are just snap shots of what you see today.

With today’s automation I would love to get a bill for $40, or zero some months.

Taking apps and structuring loans is only one part; you also have to understand marketing, lead gen and prospecting, and day to day business management.