Joining real estate investment groups and attending meetups can also help you find potential partners with local expertise and help you get comfortable with cap rate analysis and other key metrics!

The key is actually purchasing the goods or property in question, and not merely acting as a broker or agent.  

Of course there are plenty of turn key providers that suggest folks buy in the roughest areas no crime in that but 15 to 20% caps which is what he spouts constantly with no acknowledgement that he is really selling these properties ..

(It’s a great tool)I am located in Oceanside/carlsbad area.Using the VA on two places has a lot of limitations with the cost of homes in this area it makes it near impossible however having a good VA loan officer is key for part of your team.I am actually helping another client in a very similar situation.

Key areas to watch include interest rates and inflation, tax policies, affordable housing and rental assistance programs, regulatory environment, and supply-side initiatives.

Key steps to protect yourself as an Oregon landlord:1.

This single-family property, acquired in June, is a key piece of a visionary development in Morganton.

Appreciation would be more key here, but don't buy rentals based on appreciation.If you ignore things, then things will just fester with time and things will turn more against you and STRs in general.

Or do you only buy turn key properties? 

Also, since you never gave the keys for possession, highly unlikely a judge will even allow you to deduct per diem rent from the SD.After losing a couple of court cases on scenarios similar to yours, we huddled with our attorneys, who recommended charging a Holding Fee.We have a Holding Fee Agreement we require prospects to sign to hold a property until they later sign a lease.