The simple answer is yes. 

I get CA desirability but there is a simple factor of income and affordability.

You might want to try tools like Stessa or Buildium for tracking, or even a simple spreadsheet to get started.

Raising Private Capital, in its essence, seems simple enough.

For your first deal, it might be beneficial to try doing some of the simple work yourself so you know what goes into it.

Tiertiary markets can get you to 1% rules on paper but then it'll all be based on demand and tenant class.

@Mark F. chad good morning. what did AHP do .. were they buying defaulted paper and then trying to do note mods with the homeowners in mass scale ?  

STRs are not complex they are simple. 

You'd be surprised at how the simple things, like answering an email within 24-48 hours versus two weeks (or never!)

Somehow, I had it in my head that I didn't want to do a cost seg, I like to keep things simple and cost seg seemed not worth it, so I have been investing for over a decade before we did the first.