Make the start date of the lease contingent and effective upon closing. 

Regarding getting started, I recommend finding an STR owner who's overwhelmed or just worn out with managing their property, and perhaps who's also not using a dynamic pricing tool, and then offering to manage it for a very small cost. 

I will add that you definitely do not need to be near your investments, but it makes things a lot easier when you first start off. 

I am getting started in real estate investing soon, and I want to plan for the best course of action.

We’re hoping to start small and are looking at markets, such as Buffalo or Rochester, NY.

Have you considered other starting strategies like house hacking or live-in flips?

Is $50k enough to get started?

Here are my top 5 tips for starting the new year off right!

Ebooks, podcasts like @Bonnie Low suggested and start running numbers on every deal you see until you know how it all works.

. - Prices are too high- Prices are falling- Interest rates are too high- My Cousins, Mothers, Sister told me that Real Estate is too riskyThere’s never a “perfect” time, but everyone wishes that they started sooner.