That said, we're not overly familiar with this market, where to look, or what sort of funds would be required to allow a rental to work.Again, some sort of house hack and MTR strategy would be great but open to suggestions.

I have been running around to fix that and it will take another 6-7 months before the issue is sorted out and we rent it out.

But then again maybe the person has some sort of safety net for the dog, meaning a relative with a farm or something that would take the animal and your renter could stay.

In general they are going to have an accent of some sort so just having them call to test for good numbers and then you making the actual cold calls is a good idea.

An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do. 6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do. 6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

My goal is to have vacation rentals in all sorts of markets and it is such a motivating goal to have.

Sure, I've scoured Zillow like it's my job (which, let's face it, it sort of is), but the only properties I find are nestled snugly in the heart of the Midwest, a land as foreign to me as quantum physics.

What is strange is I found a review of another entity of theirs where someone said they just kept ghosting and then eventually places some sort of strange lien on the property.

They also could provide a written agreement of some sorts as well.Honestly I would be more concerned with the first than the second