I am currently studying to get my real estate license in the state of PA and plan on buying my first investment property in the next couple months.

Most of us are running lodging businesses in areas that are zoned residential. 

Over the past couple of years, I’ve learned a lot about the business—like how to analyze markets, underwrite deals, and connect with brokers.

The down side is that STRs are more work, need to furnish it, pay for utilities and WiFI but in the right market (vacationers and business travelers) it could work. - If I were looking at cash flow as a really important important metric, I'd consider starting a business.

I am a professional photographer and have been doing that for the past 18 years, so I'll also be building my business in NC from the ground up!

I’m an out-of-state investor working on building my online presence, and I’m currently running into an issue with setting up my Google My Business (GMB) account.

A few clients or properties can suck up all of our time and attention and ultimately, prevent us from taking on more business. 

We also have a finish carpentry business.

I am getting a mortgage for about $175k, putting 70k down, and the rent of approx $1900 is a near breakeven cash flow investment when I self manage.I am sure there are investors out there getting better returns than this, but I am a busy working man with a family and I am playing the long game.

Hey Nathan, I've done a lot of business and leasing in Akron over the last 5 years and I think it's a great market.