We have an active group in Barcelona with whom we meet once a month with events and networking sessions.

For me when I'm estimating rental income I start by looking at the area for active listings <40 days old with similar characteristics to the home you're looking at purchasing (trying to find same bed/bath count, and same amenities like in CO homes with a fenced yard do very well because everyone has a dog).

Or for a more active midterm/short term rental?

I see you're a contractor as well as a real estate agent, are you still active on the building side? 

I'd like to start actively prospecting for land and am looking for advice on strategies from those who have done this successfully.

For example, moving out a tenant includes about 30 steps like pulling their file, emailing them the move-out instructions, changing the lease in my software to "Active - Notice Given", stopping recurring charges and payments, prorating last month's rent, scheduling the pre-inspection, etc.

I have some specific questions for an active long-term investor in this area.

Then you are in the same neighborhood as locals who want nothing to do with STR's and will actively work together to run you out.

My goal is to master the intricacies of various property types and economic factors.I'm actively cultivating a network of industry professionals and am financially ready to acquire and manage my first investment property, aiming for positive cash flow and significant value creation.

So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.