Now we're seeing investors pouring money into buying Class C rentals - but, many are getting burned.In our experience & opinion, the main determinant of property Class is not location or even property condition, those are #2 and #3.

Every time you toss the coin, the experiment starts over. 50/50 every time.Not because you send out 3000 mailers does it mean you WILL make 1 deal.If you have a motivated (enough) seller in your list, sure, perhaps... but who told you that if you send 1000 mailers there is one motivated seller, in the mix, and if you send 10,000 mailers you have 10 motivated sellers in that list?

in my experience doing this in Vegas - the gross rental income is about 50% higher. 

Figure out a question set that helps dive into their expertise as investor-friendly agents, ask about their experience in the investment real estate space, and have them send you a few properties that could meet your goals to show that they can provide quality properties for your to analyze (hint: this is also good to see if they overpromised on their market [ex - Raleigh for cash flow]).Also with the new lawsuit, any agent that knows what they're doing will require you to sign an agency agreement prior to viewing a home.

But, you already know that having property management experience.

Worst contractor experience I've ever had.I then hired a second remediator.

In my experience, you need to open the llc, then go to IRS.gov and get an EIN number.

In southern CA, even garage conversion ADU additions are typically costing more than the value added.  

This plan also offers many integrations (at an additional cost) depending on what your needs may be.

Additionally, the beach is still within reach...just a short 1 hour flight or 6 hour drive.