After many years of listening to BP/Real Estate Podcasts, reading, and building up my finances, I believe there’s no better time than now to finally jump into the real estate world.

Or should I find a property first and hope that no one will get that property under contract right away?

Basically, there's no free lunch when it comes to taxes.Depreciating property lowers your tax basis.

She does NO advertising at all not one dime is spent on marketing.

Franklin Home Store and Vacasa are 2 local ones I found with a quick google search and I have no idea what they charge.If you want to consider the self-managing route, DM me and I can walk through the details.

If the guest feels slighted, there is no fact checking service provided by AirBnB to confirm their claims, so it is up to you to let future guests know the level of professionalism you provide.If you are able, I would recommend editing your response to the 1-star review.

This is no exception.Hope this clarifies the matter.Mike

Ive also asked if they have other previous borrowers that I could talk and was told no for their privacy.

My tenant never responded to the notice and won't respond to me at all so I have no idea what will happen.

With only that information, I see no reason not to.