Every single ticket I've submitted I chose the option to contact me instead of the tentants, but instead they send the tenant a text and an email then close the request because my tenants have no idea how to respond (their emails are super vague and my tenants think they are spam).

Pretty much whatever makes sense.My plan is for it to be a midterm rental most the year and then be there for a portion of summer to be close to my daughter.  

It is close to SJC but I see more of the STR demand gets drawn to the Santa Clara and nearby neighborhoods - simply because of the convenience.

@Ed Hoffman  actually, you can transfer it via Quit Claim right there at the closing table before you leave the title company.

I'm reading up on books and articles on how to do this but sometimes it's easier to join social groups or talk to people close to me that have done it before.Right now my goal is to get pre-approved for a loan and to learn from others.

Quote from @Kent Ford: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Kent Ford: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: the reasons you post.tax's  somewhat limited development regulations compared to other markets. work force   also close to Mexico and all the folks streaming in that need housing.building cost still lower than most of the country.Land forever .. no shortage sprawl is not a bad word.Political out look  conservative business friendly compared to West coast. 

you have to find an off market deal that is distressed but not too distressed, buy it and close on it, have a contractor that you trust lined up to rehab it, oversee the rehab to be sure it stays on track, get it rent ready and then rented out, and then / in parallel refinance.how will you execute those steps in any market? 

Have you gotten any leads, closed any deals?

I run a call center that works with investors, so I get to see this up close. 

She was determined to close the sale by the end of the month, but her husband, who had no legal claim to the property, refused to leave.The situation was emotionally and logistically complex.