These strategies faced virtually no competition, enabling us to see deals where others didn’t and do more volume.These were the 3 pivotal moves that transformed my wholesaling side hustle into a full-fledged business.Experienced investors, what were your 3 pivotal moves?

It is awesome you are able to pivot.

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You may have a skill-set that could be helpful in partnering with someone in either long or shorter term projects, or if you have some funds, you could go completely passive and be a limited partner on a larger deal and let those who have the time and skills manage the project actively.More important is starting to network with local investors and get to know your market, your players and find out who is doing a good volume of work in the area you might be interested in- (multi-family long term holds, fix and flips, etc).

But it wasn't until a pivotal moment that I realized the importance of taking control of my financial future.

Also laws change and hosts didn't have a backup plan or know how to pivot.

Posting on random/obscure booking sites will probably only account for 1% of overall bookings. and the vast majority will come from the big players (Airbnb, VRBO, etc). 

Some investors thrive in this type of market knowing they will have strong equity growth as regulation tends to lead to fewer players, fewer available rentals and therefore higher prices (rents and property value).

You also should call your local zoning or permitting department to get information on areas you are interested in and how to be a legal STR.I 100% recommend making sure the STR could work as a LTR as well in case you have to pivot ever.

From there I can expand and continue to invest or pivot to hiring out agent stuff, and start having fun with investments.