(I survived being a house hacker four times myself, so I get it!)

In year 3 I went into cash savings mode and saved nearly 15K to purchase a large 4 bed 2 bath single family house which needed some work.  

Id like to build a bigger portfolio but this would be my first non LP deal where I'm doing all the work myself so I thought id start between beginner mode and intermediate. 

Uniqueness needed to survive here unless you have returning guests

I have been kind of in the behind the scenes mode for most of this year.

MarketingI go back and forth on whether I think Airbnb can make this a mainstay in their business model. I

I have a solution that I do myself once a year.Here's one of my best tips: go on Airbnb as a TRAVELER, in Traveler mode.

But I would not be surprised a bit to learn that more than 3 of every 4 Wholesalers may not have survived the major market change that took place in the post-Covid years.

Look for long time operators, ideally that survived the Great Recession.  

In other words, the agent is bound by license law to act in their clients' best interest (not his or her own).In addition, most realtors rely on referrals and repeat business to build the kind of clientèle base they'll need to survive in the business.