@Jack Smith Check out the Facebook page 'Southwest Florida Real Estate Investor Network' for any questions and other local meetups.

Hard money loans are crazy at this point and the numbers don't check out with a hard money loan.

Ownerrez and Hospitable are two that do this for sure, and I think others do as well.Most of them have booking widgets you can use where you still build your own website, but you just include the PMS widget for the checkout process. 

Check out this HUD website HERE for more information on it.Now some people might say "Section 8 tenants are more risky"...but that is NOT the case.  

I would check out the top listings in your area and pay attention to what amenities they offer, property description and pictures.The price, warm and friendly greeting you give in your listing, plus clean beautiful pictures are critical.

When is comes to mortgage debt this is pretty straightforward:"When a borrower is obligated on a mortgage debt - but is not the party who is actually repaying the debt - the lender may exclude the full monthly housing expense (PITIA) from the borrower’s recurring monthly obligations ifthe party making the payments is obligated on the mortgage debt,"  https://selling-guide.fanniema...As I understand it, when you sub-to that does NOT obligate you on the debt nor extinguish the obligation of the seller on that debt.

@Mark Adams - Dawn Rickabaugh is someone else I should have mentioned to check out.

Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.

Her fees are straight forward, no surprises.

Check out the website Propwire, it's free to use and can help you find the properties you're interested in Iowa!