However, one deal taught us a harsh lesson about balancing kindness with caution—a deal that nearly ended our business before it truly began.It was the end of our first year, around Thanksgiving, when we received a lead in Massachusetts.

We are saying that you can't take these kinds of lists as gospel.

good to know. i don't really have the bandwidth to do that kind of thing given my current life and work hours, but will message you and would be great to catch up and see what else I can learn from you.

OUT OF State  market like I said kind of weird 200k STR in pittsburg ( maybe I am missing something)  Etc etc..

Maybe that’s why I have had success with it, I’m not sure.I have some properties that I would NEVER rent to section 8 tenants because they are way too nice for that kind of risk.I agree that a lot of people buy section 8 properties then keep them as a dump.

So if you got no funnel, well, it's kind like buying a car with no tires, seats or transmission.

That kind of complementary skillset could be very valuable.

Running a foul of all kinds of local zoning laws is just the beginning.

OR think what kind of equity you will have.

My realtor kind of shrugged it off and said it’s not that uncommon in the area (PA, lower income area, old homes).