Check out YouTube videos or podcasts from Dave Meyers.Read "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.Don't expect to absorb everything in one sitting.

If you get a sketchy vibe from anyone, no need to divulge too much information but my guess is that sketchy people would not want to check out a networking event in a small community.

Check out http://sfrb.org/topic-no-205-evictions-pursuant-el... for more info on that.

(There are even some who believe that the seller providing a loan to the buyer will disqualify the exchange entirely, but that's not been our experience.)The most straightforward solution is to have the seller provide a cash loan to the buyer outside of closing.

Check out Hospitable. 

Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.

You can check out reviews of others in the area.

As others have reported visitor numbers are up in many places, but so are the # of AirBnBs....Check out this NYT article about Joshua Tree.... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/0...You might also look at forecasts from AirBnb, Vacasa, and VRBO and maybe if they report numbers places like AirDNA and Rabbu.https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb....One thing I always think you should do, is ask your consultants what the link is to their properties...most have a direct link, not just thru AirBnb/VRBO. 

Check out www.RALAcademy.com. 

Do these numbers actually check out with your diligence?