Hi All, I've been a real estate agent for 8 years and picked up a single-family rental a couple of years ago, but have never really gotten into the investing side of things myself even though I have several investor clients (foolish, I know).

The owner also provided daily cleaning services, access to dedicated Wi-Fi, access to beach and recreational equipment, and prepaid ride-share vouchers between the rental property and the nearest business district.

If your coach is from across the country, and simply going to provide you a pre-packaged underwriting template, a segment on "how to pick a market", and lives in the world of 300+ unit deals, when you are looking at 30 unit deals, I would pass and use the typical 10s of thousands of dollars towards your downpayment.

I think I will call fair housing and ask them directly just to be sure. she had a large sticker on her refrigerator that was a picture of her son, and I picked it up and the spot underneath the magnet was significantly whiter than the rest of the fridge.

I was just about to pick up the course myself when I decided to check on biggerpockets.  

Great insights, Mike.I just purchased a unit in the Samsura complex in Tulum with a few friends and also picked up a unit in Puerto Vallarta with my friend who bought in Akumal.We researched the builder first and then the location.

If you're penciling it on, on your buy that's a bit optimistic and you'll have to likely understand your house value would then appreciate re-creating a re-finance loan with a new & higher tax basis and insurance which would likely not make it as affordable as you are penciling in.My best advice is to look to buy a value-add, something on the MLS for longer days or off-market.

Buy and Hold: Norfolk (Best Cashflow Potential), VB (Townhomes tend to work well, Green Run is a great area for cashflow), Chesapeake, Newport News, Suffolk (Less Military presence which is why i would put last.)STR: VB (in the proper zones if you have the money $850K+), Norfolk(Ocean View area specifically but have to watch out for the AICUZ restrictions), Leave the restPart of that decision process is distance to that I would need to travel to deal with rehabs, I hate dealing with the tunnels so I would almost always pick places on the peninsula last since I am based in Chesapeake.

You can always pick those up after the lease ends via a judgement in court - you will have the same odds of collecting unpaid rent (close to 0).Sometimes we take it personally when folks do stuff like pay late every month - landlords live longer when we learn to not take things personally.

You can pick and choose from different types of real estate investments without having to do all the research yourself - the fund's sponsor will have already done that for you.DiversificationYou combine your money with other investors' to buy a set of similarly rated assets in different locations using real estate funds.