I had the privilege of interning with some real-estate rock-stars for 6 months when I was getting out of the Army and am now ready to start taking some action. 

When I started OOS having a all-star agent made all the difference.

STRs that are not the absolute peak performers are already having issues with vacancy, and AirBnB recently changed their platform so that only the absolute cream of the crop units (five star resort-level luxury units with thousands of perfect guest ratings) are getting promoted.In a nutshell, STRs are a lot more work, require a lot more expertise, and are a lot less reliable/secure than traditional long term rentals (all other things being equal).Plus, house hacking a long term rental will give you invaluable experience in how to analyze, acquire, and a manage a property that you can then apply to doing a STR in the future (if you decide you want to go that route).Start with the strategy that is the easiest, simplest, and most likely to succeed (house hacking), and then gradually build up to more advanced strategies (like STRs, BRRR's, etc.) as you gain experience.Good luck out there!

So far five star reviews and booking out fairly well.

This is just a random post but I still thought it pretty cool.  If you are at all familiar with the show/movie series of Jackass, some of you may agree that the cast members would be the last people on earth you'd exp...

I have nearly 40 5 star reviews with Wholesalers Transactional Funding. 1% over $100,000 as well.

Hey @Kendra Star I know a lender that works with Canadian investors investing in the U.S.

Buoyed by strong employment and population growth over the past decade, Denver is among a handful of non-coastal U.S. cities that rank as the most attractive destinations for investors, according to a recent report published by JLL Capital Markets.Denver was one of eight “rising star” cities or "growth cities" identified by JLL (NYSE: JLL).

The bank involved is Quicken and Five-Star bank. 

Hey Real Estate Rock Stars!