@John Cooper I can understand your frustration.

What I am trying to understand is after Coachella ends, would it still have the strong recurring demand/occupancy for STRs?

I look forward to being involved with bigger pockets and am excited to connect.

@Brett Coultas if you're a newbie, you want to be careful of an "investor friendly" agent selling you something they truly don't understand:(95+% of agents only know how to handle owner-occupied transactions - you can verify this by asking them calculate ROI for you or Cash-On-Cash!

There's many other options in real estate such as syndication and note investing depending on your level of involvement. 

That's when I realized the importance of staying organized and having a comprehensive checklist.Closing a deal involves juggling a million things.

Welcome to BP.My biggest piece of advice is to understand risk premiums in real estate.

This will help you understand the qualifying requirements, key factors to consider when purchasing, and how to assess whether a property might be a good investment at first glance.

As to Grant Cardone, you have to have capital to do a bigger deals... and syndications is one way you can do that (which as I understand it is the deal that Grant pitches)... combine  your money with others to do the big deal... but at the end of the day, you own $20,000 worth of a $10 million deal if you put in $20,000.  

I would look for an experienced agent of my own who understands what is standard for your market.