A huge part of being successful and scaling as a real estate investor is finding reliable, available, competent, hardworking help (handymen, electricians, HVAC folks, property managers). 

@Kenneth Soles  I have done this too many times to count.and after all the years of dealing with folks that lost their home be it tax foreclosure ( very very rare on the west coast by the way)  or Trustee or Sherrifs sale ( most common).Rent back can work but usually turns into an eviction shortly .Sell it back is another pipe dream.. unless your willing to owner finance it.. then you have the dodd frank stuff if you want to be letter of the law compliant.

I liked buydowns for folks who needed/wanted the lower monthly payments.

Most folks think that this is referring to a practice called basis shifting which would allow your moms estate to sell property to you at an inflated price in order to take advantage of the tax free step up in the estate.  

I guess I'm just looking to reach out and interact with folks in the Baltimore and Memphis areas both.

We are excited to get started but want to make sure we set ourselves up well by talking to folks in the field to set up our business model well, find great real estate agents and investors that work in our area, and see who else is out there doing it in this area.

You can look for probates, as an example of folks who aren't necessarily aware of the value of a house, and just want to unload it. 

KEEP in mind JT is 1.5 hour drive from 30 million plus folks.. 

hi folks,I would like to better understand the cost associated with running STR in Oahu.

I understand these services may be beneficial for higher net worth folks with multiple properties, businesses, etc but I just need someone who understands the STR "loophole" to execute on one property.