Remember, no system is perfect, so avoid the temptation of constantly chasing after the next shiny object.

I even had one slick guru recently try to sell me on creating my own course if I joined his program for $10,000 and they’d walk me through the steps of creating it and help me market it on doing LTR, and BRRRR and when I objected and said I’ve only currently got 7 buildings now with 25 units and have sold 7 over the course of years I’ve been doing it he said we’d focus on the deals I’ve been doing where I’m getting ARVs of $200,000-400,000 and not my actual numbers of properties owned.

Never pay for work that hasn’t been done.3.Verify Work Regularly: Have an objective third party inspect the quality of the work weekly and provide updates.

Or maybe by then you will just bypass the STR thing and go a different direction.STRs are a lot of work and not the shiny object they used to be.

Because everyone is with shinny object syndrome, or chasing some scheme, gimmick or what not.

Any suggestions for an investor-friendly real estate agent and tax specialist/CPA in both these places?

Start with your primary, rent out any spare bedrooms "house hack"Use that to practice upgrades, kitchen, bathroom, curb appeal... etcNow you have experience as a landlord and flipper, use that to buy a distressed propertyAdd 40% equity to the property through home makeover, refinance into a low cost mortgageNow you are cashflowing a healthy margin on a second property, use that to build equity over time, cashout later and buy your duplex/quad.If it's going to take you 10 years to save up a down payment for a small apartment building, yeah it makes more sense to start growing your portfolio with cheap SFR flips instead.Every market is different, every borrower is different, every property is different, it would be ill-advised to recommend anything without recognizing the individual's nuanced goals and objectives with their next acquisition.

That doesn't mean they are true, factual or objective. 

So, David L, if your objective is a successful exit (or even predictable returns as forecasted - which was my objective), my opinion is stay far away from Open Door Capital.   

I passed this additional charge onto our borrowers without any objections, making the total doc fee $1000.There are other companies that provide automated loan docs.