All you can do is work with what you know now and what is a reasonable expectation for the future.

I took my thrashing as you know in 2020  I do know some of my clients that sell turnkey have been keeping the houses and doing BRRRR instead of selling them to investors that part of the market has slowed signficantly for many in that industry.

3- How do you recommend finding your niche and brand?

I am looking forward to getting started and learning everything there is to know about real estate investing as a beginner.

. - I know NCREIA also has several meetings.

How many bedrooms is your vacation rental?

Start with your own house see how it goes.  

Working with the city to find a solution.Unfortunately, most agents may not understand the legal property status nor actually know how to find out what it is.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Keep your message clear and professional, and make sure they know you’re interested in buying.