I've been a member of GAREIA for about a year and it's been fantastic - lot of people in that group that are experienced and excited to help the next gen investors.https://gareia.com/Feel free to PM me or reach out to contact info in bio - would be happy to help however I can! 

Work with them to ensure they feel comfortable with you as the new property owner.

I’m not local, so I’m trying to get a feel for what it’s actually like making deals in this market right now.

I feel like I’m missing the bigger picture of what makes a property a great investment opportunity.If anyone could share some pointers or insights on how to identify a “good deal,” I’d really appreciate it!

I feel a loss of direction and that makes it really hard for me to focus and build.Do we keep at building a portfolio of small multi family (very abundant in my market, very rare to find anything above a triplex for sale), with plans of selling the portfolio and 1031'ing into larger properties? 

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

I had been somewhat interested in short term furnished rentals (30 days or more) I looked into Homesuite.com then I called a few operators around me to feel out the competition. 

Will send a DM - feel free to hit me up if I can be of any value.

Since I'm not a pigeon forge local, I also don't have a good feel for the appropriate cost of goods and services either.While I don't necessarily suspect anything nefarious from the management company, I don't now that our financial incentives are always well-aligned. 

Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions!