When investing in high cash-flow markets, I always recommend working with an investor friendly agent so you're able to gain the right insight on the different areas and the risks involved.

I'm not a fan of buying a short term liability (no cash flowing property) in hopes of long term gain through appreciation. 

What we learned: We got lucky that we gained a lot of extra equity soon after we bought the house, which makes these repairs palatable. 

My pleasure @Scott Rankin, looking forward to bringing everyone together to speak about some of the challenges that @Mark Miles brought up along with all the terrific benefits of investing in smaller markets has to offer. 

We sold a $330k rental property with almost no base so we need to do an 1031 exchange of roughly $300k to offset capital gain.

Valuable Network: One of the key benefits of Renatus is access to a network of contacts, which can be crucial for growing your real estate business. 2.

I love researching and gaining knowledge from people who are more experienced than I am.

While Wyoming LLCs offer anonymity and tax benefits, you’d still need to register it in Alabama and California, adding costs and complexity.If you are not flipping properties, there is no need for Rehab LLC.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Then don't rehab for zero COC return.But if you can spend $3000 on the lite rehab and increase rent from $1000 to $1050 then you'd gain $50 per month.50 x 12 = $600 more annually because you rehabbed.600 / 3000 = .2 or a 20% cash on cash return! 

I used tools like BiggerPockets to analyze deals weekly, and building a reliable team and networking with experienced investors helped me gain confidence.