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I’ve been reading the BP book on Flipping Houses by J Scott as a guide.

If your looking to learn the trade and want to find a mentor to guide you, the I would suggest visiting one of the local REI clubs in Spokane or Couer D'Alene.

Read this book - https://www.amazon.com/Every-Landlords-Property-Protection-Guide/dp/1413307000 - before getting into more complicated and expensive measures of protection.

I would advise partnering with an experienced property management company to help guide you and the business.

I did make a trip to Detroit and drove around neighborhoods to realize 'every block is different'.Its still sounds lucrative wrt ROI, but with concerns of- Property taxes : probably most complicated of all states- Home insurance is too high- Property management is too variable, anywhere from 6-12%.

If you are doing a bunch of STR builds, then you really need a CPA to guide you through this.

Let them guide you at setting up your business properly.

We have invaluable insights, as well as 100's of happy investors ensuring you receive Top-Tier Service directly from a . . .https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/top-tier-transactio...The Ultimate Guide to Generating Wealth Without Owning Property(I do that without hard costs or a real estate license)From Pace's Transaction Coordinator Molly Tennanthttps://go.toptiertc.com/join-today-aIt's quite a cottage industry. ;-) You can do this from your basement bedroom in your underwear someone said.

Your realtor should be guiding you through this process and clearly they are not informing (or they are not aware) of what the risks are with trying to have an airbnb in a non-conforming/illegal unit.