They also tend to offer good cash flow relative to their cost, especially in areas with high demand for affordable housing.

LLC's have their place, but they are overhyped and new investors tend to overestimate their importance and underestimate the administrative effort.I have been a landlord for 15 years and well connected, yet I don't know anyone who was very saved by an LLC, so I asked BP nation:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/926/topics/1151922-than...

I'm Renee Machat from Atlanta, passionate about real estate investing although I'm new and just started with the WREIN (women's real estate investment network) end of September.

I have a in depth background in construction and tend to understand what quantifies as a major issue more then most. 

It's just hard to prove that the tenant caused the issue, since as time passes the drain tends to accumulates as well.

The customer signs our contract , we get 1 /3 down .Now people tend to thing thats for materials , thats partially right , First it secures you a time frame , if you cancel we keep the deposit as liquidated damages .

You are then open to r-1 land which in most cases tends to be in nicer neighborhoods.

My "day job" is in digital marketing (corporate, not "influencer"), so that tends to be my sandbox ;-) Thanks John!

Cold calling and direct mail tends to find the most success among small-mid sized teams.

My vacation market we are around $800 per night so the clientele is more family oriented and tend to spend most days in national parks or out adventuring.