. - There are cheap ways for you to enter your local market due to OO financing that is not available OOS. 

I highly recommend investing in a property management software, such as Hospitable, for syncing your calendar, automating messaging, and scheduling cleans, as well as a dynamic pricing tool, such as PriceLabs, for optimizing your pricing based on market demand, local events, and seasonality. 

Hey All, I'll be traveling to Costa Rica for a wedding and wanted to explore the market while I'm visiting.

Many months of costly vacancy, local market rent & resale deteriation, special assessments, property taxes and maintanance fees suggest a quick sale would have been the wise thing to do 2 years ago.

Market timing, properly acquired property, personal capital available How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Quote from @Lee Banks: Hi my name is Lee I'm looking too buy my first rental property and but I feel as if I need a mentor to watch, I still need to learn the basics of real-estate does anyone in New York do programs or mentorships and where would you start if you first started real-estate today  Hello Lee,I'd recommend looking up local meetups here on BP, meetup.com and, eventbrite.You can also call around to speak with RE investors and professionals in your target market to begin making connections.With so much available information online, I'd recommend speaking to a few people and doing independent research before committing to mentorships.

Woah 13.85% even on an investment property is super high...I got a heloc at a 7.25% (this is variable with the market as with any HELOC) for an investment property.Talk to your local credit union.

I point them to the local watersports rental company that drops boats and ski's right at the local marina.

Raleigh has strong rental demand due to its growing job market, universities, and overall population growth.

Like you mentioned, the money in the market is effortless.