One bit of advice where you can be ahead of the curve is to write down your screening criteria for possible tenants and commit to following it.

Then just write a check.  

Because you are forcing equity into the house you are sometimes able to pull back out the entire purchase and rehab process to return to your investor then you own the home with just the mortgage.

Morning!  I'm not a real estate investor, but I like learning. I'm currently reading David Greene's book on BRRRR and was curious about how you all go about planning or visualizing added rooms to potential purchases. ...

I find it hard to come up with reasons when the screening process is being done over the internet.

However, there is a straightforward process that does not require any secrets or gurus, which is illustrated below (click to enlarge).I will summarize each step below.GoalsSetting written goals is the foundation of any successful venture.

One of the utilities, South West Gas, based in CA, gave me a hard time putting the account into my own name. after several calls, faxing the court-stamped eviction order, verifying my deed through the County, etc,  the operator finally agreed and started to backdate the account change to the beginning of the process!

While I agree that the purchase is an important part of the process, if you buy based on price and not on the STR aspect of the deal, it could fail.You might get the best damn deal on a property in an area that makes a terrible STR thus it isn't a deal at all.

Anthony,You would be surprised by using some old school methods like simply writing a letter like you mentioned. 

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!