My agent said that the upside in regards to competition is that it'd be virtually impossible for someone to build a similar building for the same price now.

I have a photography and art background, so I'm not looking to hire anyone, but I want to do better than compact cams or a phone with a wide attachment lens.

After the account is set up and funded account owner can use it to invest into virtually anything, including private lending, rentals, etc. 

Also, new agents: when registering your domain, use CallRail to create a virtual number for your Whois data.

You may want to checkout magic plan which allows you to virtually scan a room and create a floor plan and estimate material quantities.https://www.magicplan.app/estimates/

I was amazed at how well it works,” said Webb, whose rental rates range from $99 to $225 a night.During peak season, Airbnb hosts tend to raise their rates much like hotels do.Lupita Johnston, who’s been hosting since 2014, charges $300 a night during the gem show — more than double her usual $120 rate — but her guests don’t mind, she said.For roughly the cost of two queen beds at a four-star hotel during the gem show, Johnston’s guests get a 2,000-square-foot west-side house filled with art and antiques, with mountain views and sleeping space for nine people.Visitors come from around the globe, she said, rhyming off a list: “Panama, Holland, Germany, India, Japan, Finland, Denmark and all over the United States.

So if they send a check then do a RTS without opening it. 

Serious vetting/screening is an art form and is one of the things that can be a make or break point for a large number of landlords.

Banks have a vested interest in getting lowball appraisals in BRRRR situations, and if appraisers want to keep working for their main clients, those banks, they quickly learn to be well-versed in the art of giving the banks what they want, money-making lowball appraisals that screw you, the investor, and take money out of your pocket.An appraiser is going to come in with a point-and-shoot digital camera, or, in the worst case, use her/his phone.

Great arts here, the best beer, legal weed (if that's your thing), proximity to the mountains, and 300 days of sun.