Is Real Estate Bees a legitimate and good source for leads? 

- Good source to find reputable and experienced small multifamily builders once we firm up a specific market?

This portal provides owners with full visibility into all reservations, allowing you to see detailed booking information, including rates and sources like Airbnb or Vrbo.Transparency is crucial for building a successful business, and platforms like Guesty enable real-time access to booking data, ensuring owners are always up-to-date with rates and reservation details.

@Shamit S.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I start with the location info, growth, median household income, all the vestmap.com DISCERN metrics.

I'm looking for a new source of investors who are in the business of funding these deals.  

Furnished Finder is primarily a lead source.

Quote from @Raghavendra Jakkani: The tenant should provide proof of income that doesn't require detective work.

I would not buy a new vehicle just to get a write off - Only if you planned to get a new car anyway(I.E. if your old car is worn out).A lot of people are focused on deducitons but not focused on the income coming in / out.Best of luck!

This was done to protect senior citizens on fixed incomes from being forced to sell their homes due to unaffordable property tax increases.Since the passing of this amendment, all properties in Michigan have two property tax values associated with them:State Equalized Value (SEV): supposedly equal to 50% of the market value of a property, not based on recent sales price.Taxable Value: the SEV annually capped as long as there is not a transfer of ownership.City Assessors are charged with determining how much property values have changed each year.