Regardless, I am committed to doing this and am willing to put in whatever effort is required.

I signed up as a pro member a year ago, but just now making a new member introduction.My main reason that I am finally making an introductory post is that I am signed up for the May Rookie Boot Camp and assigned myself preparation homework to do some networking on the BP forum and to make an occasional post.My goal is to find my first cash flowing real estate deal in 2024, so this introduction is my first earnest effort to get out of my comfort zone and start connecting and learning from the voices of experience.Sincerely,Joe

Hard enough to operate effectively long term, gotta be compensated for that effort.

The terms are high and the level of effort to get the loan is onerous.  

There are some tricks and loopholes to this method to ensure you are doing it to maximize best efforts.

I have never tried that method but I would assume that the sheer amount of effort required to call enough people at random to generate a sufficient number of actual leads would be pretty astronomical.  

The property must have an upside - appreciation waiting for a little effort. 

One such project is the construction of a $13 billion train network, which is one of the largest infrastructure undertakings globally.

That changes things for sure but what about comparing it to the S&P 500 which earned 12% in the last 10 years for no effort at all?

We as a firm have investors working with us who have short term rental properties all over the US for example big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.