I met with Wicked Smart today and was told they help you set up a lead sourcing system, help you structure creative financing - which is essentially lease option/purchase, subject to and owner financing....all strategies I am interested in learning more about.

.- Community Floodplain Management: Flood zone maps are essential for local governments to manage floodplain development and maintain eligibility for NFIP participation.- Risk Awareness: Flood zone designations still help people understand general flood risks in their area.Elevation still matters under Risk Rating 2.0, but its role is handled differently compared to the old system.Under the old system, elevation certificates were often required to calculate insurance rates.

Essentially doing a cash flow analysis.Once you have your NOI, you'll need to find the cap rate for that neighborhood.

Going to the meetups is essential to build your network.

Essentially what I found is you have to find projects with massive ARV for their system to work.

Here are some top amenities that have proven to offer excellent ROI:High-Speed Wi-Fi: This is essential for both leisure and business travelers, especially in today’s remote work culture.

Meeting the 100-hour material participation rule qualifies your STR income as active as long as no one else participates more than you, This will allow losses to offset W-2 or other active income.While there’s no official IRS form to track hours, maintaining a detailed log is essential in case of an audit.

You could see an attorney or even better talk about it with your financial planner many have legal tech now that makes it essentially frictionless to get your estate work done and keep it updated.  

Essentially all legit buyers will get an inspection.

As a property manager, based on my conversations with our clients, below is a condensed version of what we hear most (in relation to PM in Chicago): "- Passing on the load so that you can be more present and attentive to your family (edit: and other responsibilities) and not be essentially working 24/7, on-call for the needs of tenants and property emergencies... can be worth the management fees.