Alternatively, you could split it between House 2 and 3 in a way that covers your building budget for the apartment.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

What area code should I look for in my budget and best area possible for that budget?

Need to be sure you include the "unknown budget" and never take the optimistic approach as it is better to have money left at the end than writing more and more checks that were unplanned for.Again, if you can walk through an actual property and compare notes with someone that does it in your area (key factor), you will be way ahead of what a generic book can give you.

I set a budget for $5 per day, and set my target market for the entire US.

-My budget is max 250k, so yes I am trying to find a hot market neighborhood that can accommodate these two points.

With budget services such as RR you're going to be limited in areas such as customer support.

. $25,000 rehab budget, will have on the market in less than 45 days What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Even with my former partner (who was our 'PM / GC' on site for our projects), it was sometimes tough navigating the process, managing budgets and costs, and keeping everyone in line, including him. 

Many insurers have left the state so it is important to be able to get the correct STR insurance.Start calling around and get some bids and ideas on cost and fit it into your budget before you start offering on properties.