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I do have an empty lot next to my current SFH , doing nothing (but costing me money to mow :)) my thought was to build a detached guest cottage to serve as an overflow for guests or it could also serve as a seasonal / monthly rental.

The alternative is to find a seasoned investor in the location where you plan to invest, work out an agreement with them to bring their money, time, expertise, relational capital, systems, etc. to a deal you bring to them, and let them show you the process from beginning to end.

We used to have in-house inspectors but it was hard to scale and with our heavies season being that of summer months, at 1000+ units we weren't able to hire enough inspectors for the last day of month move outs and first day of month move ins and then still keep them fully-employed in our slower season in fall/winter.

Currently, I am a seasoned Contractor / Residential Builder working for clients. 

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Occasionally, like maybe twice a season a guest would go out and read in the lounge chairs on the deck.

I became what I called a heavily seasoned novice.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Are there any seasoned RE agents/ REI that have experience with the Philadelphia/ DE markets.