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People notice hustle, and if you show up with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, you'll earn respect.As for finding a mentor, look for people who are where you want to be, and ask them thoughtful questions.

I used to use Craigslist to list my rentals previously, but noticed that I was receiving terrible leads all the time, which is why I stopped.

In STR common markets like Gatlinburg this naturally adjusts itself as most homes are STRs so the entire market lifts to meet their cap rates, and they appraise on those cap rates in spirit, even if not technically. 

You won't see a notice for a preforeclosure.

Hi Kwok,From my experience, it's really common to have to expand your search for comps, either by looking for more than 6 months back or by going more than a mile out.

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And even IF there are violations leading to enforcement, the most common type of enforcement action in these violations is that the accused doesn’t admit to any wrongdoing but agrees to never do it again, LOL.  

Is this a common trend? 

:) )4) Do you heat/ air condition the common area?