This makes cash flowing properties hard to come by imo.Several of my local investor club buddies are sitting on the sidelines, selling some inventory and building a cash hoard.Happy to help with info - as always - do your due diligence and do not blindly listen to some random poster on web sites.Good luck

I am currently getting things lined up to purchase the Real Estate Salesperson License course for Illinois, am reading books on sales, listening to podcasts, putting together a business plan, looking up Investor Meetup groups, researching brokerages, and just about to finish the Bigger Pockets book on "How to Invest in Real Estate. 

@Bruce Woodruff you must have mis understood my tone then because I was listening to all advice , you said my framing material calculation was wrong and I explained how I came up with those numbers, how do you come up with the correct framing material cost?

Yes, there are good returns for STR in orlando, but you'll need to listen to those on-the-ground and active in Orlando.

So I’ve been listening to bigger pockets a lot, and am learning that a BRRRR method is a good method for making money.

I love to talk and listen to others about their own journeys when it comes to Investing and how it has affected their lives. 

In that case, there are numerous CPA and accounting firms in India that specialize in serving small businesses in America.

I haven't heard of Paula Pant, will listen to her podcast.

Your ineptitude may amplify your losses:(You're also jumping to assumptions.We've had out-of-the-county investors that we could NOT legally send funds to because they hadn't supplied us with the IRS required documents - and they didn't respond to our numerous communications to get them.Once we obtained the proper documents, we sent them their funds - by the way, we did send monthly Owner Statements, so they had the info to see what was going on with their portfolio.So, that brings up another question - what information have they been sending you and when have they been communicating?

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