But in spite of the handful of drawbacks, the software is so good at its core functionality - bookkeeping and accounting for real estate - that there's simply no reason to use anything else. 

And is now larger than ALL of the US banks.Big name investors and billionaire hedge fund operators such as Bill Miller, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ray Dalio, Raoul Pal, now hold and / or are recommending it part of everyone's portfolio.

You can just look for houses you like and run the numbers rather than focusing on small areas.As far as AirBnB, our market is fairly saturated so you really have to operate at a high level to stand out and/or have a really excellent location. 

Thank youTo add on to the other already excellent replies:- The syndicator typically either bakes their management and operations into the investment, thus making additional funds for themselves, or uses their own subsidiary or someone they have a partner deal with.

Zeona McIntyre sells a lot of creative deals that are furnished and already operating STRs / MTRs.

I'm in Raleigh NC and new construction is hot on the outskirts, but the core of out city is built out.

One that involved firing their entire field operations team, which I thought was key to their success.

As someone who started buying with buy and holds back in 2005 and didn’t start wholesaling until 2013 I believe wholesalers who operate in integrity and with character bring a lot of value to sellers and buyers in the market.however Having the resources to be able to close  on deals and then if we want wholesale them has been invaluable to our business. 

Starting smaller might help you gain confidence and reduce potential stress.In your situation, if you're comfortable hiring a property manager to handle day-to-day operations while you’re working in the oilfields, going for the 4-plex could make more sense, especially with your high income.

It has good rent to price ratios but taxes are on the high side and I have found that I need to be diligent with oversight of property managers who run operations; especially with lower income tenants.