That is the best advice I can give you.The forums have several folks that have gotten hosed by the city trying to do a STR even though they did everything right.

I actually found out about this forum through Brandon Turner’s book, Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down.

Quote from @Kimberly Abeln: There are more issues than deal flow, but I’d rather not go into detail on this forum.

Network = Forums/FB/Meetup groups/1:1 coffeeCheck out Meetups here on BP website = https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...3.

@James Kiefer welcome to the forums and congrats on the first post!

The podcasts, the books, the forums, the community, lean into it.

However, I’ve often felt alone in this journey—especially when making big moves—and that’s what brought me to this incredible forum.

Subtract depreciation, explained here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1121063-expla...Because of Step 2, depreciation, many cash-flowing rentals end up showing $0 net profit, resulting in no tax increase and sometimes in tax decrease.

Here’s the advice restructured into paragraphs for a forum post:---In an off-market deal, it’s important to understand that the broker typically doesn't owe you a fiduciary duty unless it's explicitly stated in the agreement.

Either way its so refreshing to hear this work for others in this forum as opposed to people saying they are savages and need to be treated like animals.