The applicant was initially upset and claimed no other reports has previously caught flagged this.

Response for Abigail Katherine Grier: Hey Abigail, Congrats on your first property—that’s such an exciting step!

@Tom Dieringer After purchasing my first property in 2024, I acquired most of my short-term rental (STR) knowledge from The Short Term Shop, which included maintaining respectful communication with guests, keeping calendar availability up-to-date, and ensuring high-quality listings.When I initially began May of 2024, I opted to list my property exclusively on a single Online Travel Agency (OTA) - Vrbo.

Only other initial question I'll leave here is that I'm looking for REI mentors and hope to find a few on BP willing to share a few gold nuggets to those willing to slog it out in the mines the smart or hard way.

Do any of you have some advice for this initial flip?

They will be your BOG (boots on the ground) to be able to view the property.I will say that I did buy my current primary residence abroad and it wasn't fairly complicated, I would just do some things differently than I had initially anticipated if that makes sense.

Steps to follow?

My stepped-up basis is $21m.

I’ve had to step out of my comfort zone and do a lot of the repairs myself.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a great mindset shift, and The Book on Rental Property Investing is a solid next step!