Good afternoon BiggerPockets family,I hope everyone’s 2025 is off to a fantastic start!

There was also a large plot of land when it looks like something maybe in underconstruction but stopped....I really do hope Niagara Falls revitalizes. 

I hope your deal and lender can fund soon!

Readers should seek professional advice.

Currently I am working in partnership on a luxury Air Bnb property in the Philippines to familiarize myself in short-term rentals.I live in Cerritos, CA and am looking to invest into a multi-family home to house-hack in Orange County, CA to get started.I will need a residential agent and possibly a contractor.I look forward to learning and hopefully working with you all!

Hopefully, everyone stays safe and the firefighters can get a handle on it soon.

What’s your main focus, or what are you hoping to get out of your journey here?

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

However, I don't find the long vacancy particularly enjoyable, and I'm hoping to gain some insight and grow from the experience.Has anyone else experienced this, and what did you do to avoid it?

Good luck on your journey and I hope you provide the financial security you hope for to your daughters.