Then get photos and get third party verification that everything was done right prior to making your final payment to the contractor.

Key things to focus on include researching landlord-friendly states, understanding local market trends, and building a reliable team (property manager, realtor, contractor) in your chosen area.

Do you have a reliable lender that you work with?

To do this successfully, you'll need to find reliable and cost-effective contractors and tradespeople.

Strengthen due diligence with thorough tenant screening and independent verification.

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At some point, investors do not want to constantly be doing the work to maximize returns, and want the portfolio to generate reliable income, reasonably indexed to inflation.

Yes, prices are high, but there is good potential for appreciation, and tenants are generally reliable and high quality. 

There were also many scammers and had no idea where to go aside from a few reliable sources.

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