All good reading and listening, education is best and if you want to learn you have to ingest as much information as possible.I read many books that helped me, but my go-to is listeining to at least 2hrs of podcast with real examples per day.One very important things that "want-to-be" fails is to understand that real estate has many different specialities, so you have to focus your time in your real project.

.: Hi,For those of you using full-service PMs for STR properties in different states /far from where you live, what rates are you typically being charged ? 

It really makes a difference when you use pros that specialize in REI and how they can help your money work for you. 

Whether it's good or not is a whole different question.

I have gone through a few different ones over the course of 12 years.

I have several different loan products but my most popular one is the new joint venture product that hasn't been out very long.

I agree, the podcasts have made a difference in my knowledge of real estate. 

This is a very long discussion and would need to ask a number of questions - we work with investors from many different countries. 

Plus getting the utilities to the site, is different than hooking up the utilities.You should also provide a picture of a similar building to show construction type and finish quality. 

A duplex is the biggest you can build with out getting into a different building code.