Any random tips and suggestions highly appreciated. 

Just would like tips on this topic if anyone has any?

Some key tips for networking and growing your portfolio:Attend local real estate investor meetups to connect with experienced investors in your area.

How do you typically balance cost versus quality when outfitting a property?

The difficult part isn't finding that property; the difficult part is finding quality roommate tenants and having good systems for screening, setting up rules and maintaining your future investment to achieve the best results. 

@Hanzel Ana Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

Hi all, Thank you in advance for any tips/tricks you can send my way. 

As such, there's a wide range of quality in Martis and probably a range in $/sf.  -$600/sf houses (or even $400/sf) are definitely not out of the equation. 

@Michael Belz Photos are the only marketing you have when it comes to Airbnb... we onboarded 3 large homes in upstate NY 1.5 years ago, we brought in models, candles, throws, extra decor and the properties are beating their comps who had nice quality but un-staged photos by around 18%.  

The others category of investors who succeed are those who identify real estate that can emerge from C/D neighborhood status and use the voucher recipient tenants as the lesser of two evils until the neighborhood can attract better quality tenants.