Spend time where sellers and brokers gather.

Insurance doesn't cover anything anymore and we can almost just pay for all damages with the money we spend on it! 

There are many reasons why I haven't pursued the arbitrage model, but mainly that it takes too long for the ROI after investing all your time and effort into buying furniture and renting and paying utilities.Let's say you rent an apartment for $1500 and you spend $7000 to furnished it.

I currently work with investors looking to build their portfolio with single-family, long-term rentals while managing for them on the back end, making is hands-free for the investor to still work their W-2 job and live their everyday lives and spend it with family, hobbies, etc. 

@Laura YelinI’ve never been, but when considering new markets I usually just fly there and spend a few days there scoping it out.

Monitor your spending habits to make sure you’re consistently putting money aside for both the short-term and long-term costs of real estate. 

On average, you will spend 10% of your income on maintenance per year.

Can you spend money on a CRM, automations, VA calling service, a VOIP phone system, etc?

So, I am truly coming into this blind... but excited and optimistic and ready for a new challenge/adventure!

You will spend lots of time checking the quality of their work, from TAXES, to the most mundane administrative work of Registered Agent services.