Every contact I needed for insurance, mortgage and cleaners were done online, mostly through connections from BP. 

This is great to learn @Katie Accashian   I just spoke with FF rep yesterday and of course they were heavy on the sales pitch to get me on there.  

I also want to say that if you’re marketing to traveling nurses, the key things they want are 1) black out curtains; 2) quiet, and 3) to bring their little doggies (so he pet-friendly.Another tip is when using Furnished Finders (which is a $99 annual fee per listing) if you have a multifamily, just get one FF account per address, and then as each unit becomes vacant, just change the pictures and listing copy.

I’m looking forward to gaining valuable insights from the community, sharing my experiences, and helping where I can.If anyone has advice or tips about wholesaling or growing a real estate portfolio, I’d love to hear from you!

Of course we just had a few hurricanes, but that doesn’t make it extremely difficult to get insurance.

Of course that was 2 years ago and may have changed.

No right or wrong answer here of course but I'm a fan of it.

Alternatively, you go to Market B where you can achieve BRRRR'S and buy and renovate $100K houses, each appraising for $140K and you repeat this 4 times over the course of a 2 year period.

I enrolled in 2016 and there were 43 courses.

Of course, many investors bend/break this rule, but that's another risk.2) If your bid wins the foreclosure auction, you then have to deal with getting rid of any occupants - who may steal/damage everything they can in retaliation:(3) You MUST have a great crew on the ground that can minimize surprises - not easy to do on your first deal.Regardless if you buy a foreclosure or other property, read our copy & paste advice below:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?