It seems to me sites like AirDNA and other revenue estimators for STR's seem to be giving me what I feel is an unrealistic number, my question is how accurate are these estimators?

We even added skip trace to all our properties.We have ebooks to get your through your first deal, articles on various insider strategies at the auctions, and 100's of reviews if you look at our google profile.Please feel free to call our office, our number is at the top of our site, because we answer our phones :)

IMO the best investor contracts are short and simple enough so as to not be intimidating to sellers, but comprehensive enough to include all the necessary buyer protections and local requirements.

I'm new to BiggerPockets and have found this site from "The Book On Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner.

We will also allow a seller or buyer that already has an agent to connect with users that are using our site as their "agent".

Bob Copper at Storage 101 is who I'd recommend on whether the site makes sense for adding storage to it.

Like they said ^^^^^..... go on AbNb anbd VRBO sites and look up simiar competition in the same area.

For example, use crime databases provided by city governments or sites like NeighborhoodScout to find crime statistics by neighborhood/zip code.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

Locally, I know an investor that runs a crazy profitable trailer park where he is probably pulling in a 20%+ annual return on his investment - but he has to self-manage because no one will touch it, collects rent and deals with evictions armed, and has several "overseers" living for free on site to make sure no one burns the park down.