Building a strong team (agent, contractor, lender, property manager) is key—seek referrals from experienced investors.

I own 19 properties in Rhode Island and have found the Eastern CT market to have Rents just as high as Rhode Island with property prices 60% less and taxes 50% less.

You’re going to have to find a specialized function that can’t be farmed out to the Philippines in the $5-$10/hr range.

I put together a short survey to get a better sense of what hosts are dealing with everyday when it comes to getting their properties cleaned.

It's been 2.5 years since I purchased my first property and now that everything in my personal life has slowed down I'm back on the horse and ready to find my next investment.

There are down payment programs for duplexes, i have not searched or tried to do a 3-4 unit property. 

If you prefer to maintain privacy and don’t want your tenants to know you are the property owner, I often recommend a two-entity strategy.

Since you’re investing from (out of state), property management is everything.

The Horizon City property is new (2023) and modern.

On the first DADU, market rates were great so when I completed the construction, I put into a condo structure and immediately refinanced and was able to get both around 3.5% as investor property condos. my second DADU has no debt.