Weather cools, people are busy with school, resting from summer, prepping for the holidays, etc.

This would be my first STR so I also am personally interested in giving this business model a try to see if I do want to operate in this space longer term and want to do this properly. 

New business seeking first investment rental in Indianapolis and south of Indianapolis. 

.), spending time with my family, and always continuing to better myself whether that be reading books, being outdoors and exercising, networking, and/or sharpening my skills for my trade.I started my real estate journey in 2021 after a software business I was a partner in had a bad partnership breakup that saw me lose everything (financially). 

I seem to remember that I didn't even have a business card until then either.You are VERY late to the game to be making these decisions. 

Often times when a builder/buyer moves too fast, or is too busy and overlooks a key piece of due diligence, the unethical ones will try the "scorched earth" method and blame everyone but themselves, even when they know it was their own mistake, and they'll see if they can scare you, the seller, the title company et al into paying damages/fixing their problem. 

I see so many investors go out of business due to growing to fast.

I know many folks that started a business with just a business card, telephone, a vehicle and ambition. 

All the best ones I know are full and not taking new clients.I would encourage you to hit this one hard because they get very busy in a month and they have little to no time for anything other than servicing clients after the Holidays, until May.Real estate lawyer - I use and recommend @Brad Schaeppi.

I guess that all will keep me busy for another 25 years.