Greg and his team have a unique system for fielding inquiries from landlords and tenants via call, text and email.

But we field calls several times a week from investors who fell into this trap.One very knowledgable and successful guy is @Travis Biziorek take his advice seriously. 

A lot of forum members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold investing, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.If you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

According to BiggerPockets, Raleigh-Durham is a fantastic place to invest, especially for those interested in the growing STEM fields.

I was in Quad Cities some time back on "field trip" finalizing launch of acquisition program in market and it hit me how significant some of the homes were.

We're close to many parks (large and smaller), the Lake, Chicago River, transportation, restaurants, shops, groceries, Soldier Field, and a variety of hospitals and universities.My MTR (a private bedroom and bathroom in my 2 bed 2 bath apartment rental where I presently live) does extremely well.

- My area of expertise is within the field of architecture and construction.

Initially we thought weekends for football games, homecoming, graduation and ect would be our clientele but  I’m liking the idea of weekly stays from these types of guests.  

An activity is a personal service activity if it involves the performance of personal services in the fields of health (including veterinary services), law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, or any other trade or business in which capital isn’t a material income-producing factor.7.

What might help you for the next attempt is to read (BP's book written by yours truly--The Hands Off Investor), and network (join a community where investors discuss deals, trade advice and observations--coming soon will be Passive Pockets, an offshoot of BiggerPockets which recently acquired the popular passive investing group Left Field Investors).