- The market is in a little bit of a lull right now (buyers market), its a great time to buy, but slower time to sell (my primary business is flipping houses) I can supplement my flipping business by providing project management services/consulting, helping investors find discounted properties, etc. etc.

The founder appears to have been involved in businesses outside of real estate: ‘My dream is a locally made grooming products business’ | People | nashvillepost.comSo it does not appear there is a lot of track record there, but those are questions I would ask.

I have made some local connections for contractors to do something solo when my current projects wrap up. 

There is no other local affordable housing in the area.

I've been toying with the idea of adding an ISA to my sales business.

Sees a lot of off market stuff because he is a property manager as well.The toughest part about investing outside of your locality is finding boots on the ground that you can trust.

For structuring your business, consider whether you actually need an LLC or if umbrella insurance might be a simpler alternative.

Don't quote me on that, but it's easy to look up the IRS regulations.I recently had a conversation with somebody else who is planning to start an STR business. 

Or his investment/local area. 

We're going to start attending local meet-ups again and stay active.