All these properties were bought sight unseen on their recommendations. 

Nobody ever went broke over a duplex, I know this now,  but I have to admit I had some serious doubts about this when I started 16 years ago, I bought every course I could find, already on CD's, this was post cassette tapes lol, and I paid RichDad Education for a one year coaching program (turned out my coach was a girl in a call center without any actual experience). 

We bought a 55-unit last year in the same market, a market we've been investing in for seven years.How we found itOur property manager brought us this opportunity (and the three previous as well).

To which Id say it depends on when you bought, how you bought, what you did to the properties CapX wise, and how you managed.

Hi Kelly,I am currently with Equity Trust not by choice since they bought out Midland Trust last year (2023).

The last thing you want is to acquire an STR deal that looks great on paper only to find out that the neighborhood you bought in does not allow Airbnb. 

Hi @Brendan Jones I moved to Nashville in late 2021 to begin my homeownership and investing career, buying a primary residence, house-hacking it, and transitioning to a long-term rental once I bought my next property (also in Nashville) so would be happy to share my experiences.There is a lot of interest in STRs in the Nashville Metro area, but the zoning has become increasingly strict over the years.

Then I stumbled across rural land flipping (ala RETipster, Land Geek, Land Academy, etc) and bought multiple books on that and have started to seriously think about that.

The bad financial situation was that we bought a residential painting franchise that we are finally out of.  

I took that money and bought two other places.