Starting with a mentor is very smart – it really cuts down on the learning curve, especially with something like a fix & flip.

Quote from @Tom Hall: My mortgage rate is very high  and I would like to pay some of it off, so that my monthly payments would go down a bit, I dont know if it is financial smart to do it or not?

It's the overarching reach to pull an entire thread that doesn't come from moderators that is my issue and that goes to the site's focus on new investors way more than experienced.Everything is built to attract revenue and that's smart business.

Get listed on all the OTA’s and a direct booking site, use good management software like HostAway, use dynamic pricing software like pricelabs, use WiFi enabled smart locks like Schlage encode, use an email capture system for guests to login to WiFi like stayfi, use those captured emails to do marketing for your direct booking site, and automate scheduling and payments for cleaners and maintenance.

We’re really focused on making a smart first deal, even if it takes a bit more time to find it.

A good friend of mine recently managed to pick up a modest duplex outside Phoenix that looked risky at first glance.. low rents, older neighborhood.. but with a few smart upgrades, it became a steady earner in under a year.You mentioned your worries about remote investing and the challenges of managing properties from afar.

That is smart business.Most people, as you said, just fake it so poorly.

That’s just smart, strategic thinking.

It is for the smart intelligent hard-working folks that understand success is in their hands, and with the right tools it can be expedited significantly.

Newark is a city where smart investors can do well, but uninformed investors can miss the mark.