I know this is an extreme example but the framework is there.I don't think making an investment decision based solely on predictions of the future is a wise decision.

This take about 30 secs of my day but yields extremely important numbers.Example; I just checked a pending property around the corner from our rental because it's the sqft. and bed/bath count.

The cost of living is extremely low compared to other cities and you can still many many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here.

Hitting someone cold will not give you that leverage.As Russell said, investing long distance is extremely risky without an established crew and contacts in the area you are looking. 

The cost of living is extremely low compared to other cities and you can still many many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here.

1st of all corporations own less than 2% of single family homes, they have actually reduced thier share of buying recently, now investors continue to buy up properties, it’s just more mom & pop types, all that said the housing market is in an extremely strange place, I could make strong arguments for prices pulling back, reaccelarting, or being basically flat, the biggest thing I’d advise is looking at you payment, comparing that to what would pay in rent, figuring out how long you plan to be the house and making an decision based on that, generally in that under 400k price point, breakeven for buying a property seems to about 3-5 years if you plan to stay in the house longer than that, bite the bullet & buy, if not rent.  

I encourage you to do a Google search/competitive analysis to learn what others charge LOCALLY (commission and fees) before you make a decision. 25% is extremely high for the Orlando market.

It’s a bit extreme, but I follow a similar rule (about 50% over and under rather than 100%)

If anyone has a template or an example of a medium-term rental contract they could share, that would be extremely helpful.

syndications: very high risk, very high leverage, extremely low liquidity, almost zero control, too long investment too, and mild return compare to ETF/debt investment.There're two ways to make it work for syndication :- you invest as GP (sometimes there's this thing called co-GP fund so it's less risky in theory) ; invest as senior debt or just simply invest to the lender itself, some of these bridge lender (because of the structure) would go up in value when rate go up/down because all risk has been hedged.they make money even if the rate goes higher.