The fact that they don't have critical thinking skills and limited income/saving, makes them desperate and easy target.

Takes time and money, but the savings are exponential.

Your great credit, cash in checking and savings, and property ready to cash flow are the basic conditions to qualify.

but if you want immediate cash flow - you're better off in a savings account.  

I know this isn't a great deal, but this is where I am currently living and plan to until I can save up and do it all again!

The very basics would be getting your furniture and shopping list together, keyless entry like Schlage (with backup lockbox with physical key very close as well), looking into insurance, local taxes for STRs, and moreAlot of ways to save time and make it easier to self manage with a property management software like Hospitable and data research like AirDNA.

They offer more than just savings—you build relationships, gain leverage, and uncover opportunities no one else knows about.

We're looking into some CRM solutions as well to manage private lenders, commercial lenders, deal funnel, etc.

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The plumber will likely have to cut open the ceiling to confirm and make repairs, so you can save a little money by learning how to do that yourself, confirm the problem, and then call the plumber for repair, then patch the ceiling yourself.As Jonathan is trying to point out, it's important to expect these things and have funds on hand to deal with them.