I am sure BiggerPockets recognized this with the rollout of PassivePockets which should help educate potential LP’s before investing.

It’s normally the investors sitting behind a computer who fail to recognize this.

You raise an excellent point, and it's something a lot of people are starting to recognize as more short-term rentals flood the market.

. :-)With that being said what you were doing is definitely a gamble.

I recognize this is an older forum that’s been revived but Wholesale JV’s…when I learned there were investors being taught how to lend wholesaler deposits I thought I had seen it all but apparently not….

COCO, a prominent investor in Bali, is one of many who have recognized this potential.

Trying to weed people out at local REI meetings to be possible mentors is also gamble and a huge time suck.

Unless you really know Baltimore I consider buying there gambling , not investing .

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

I wouldn't bet on either at this stage but if you like a gamble...