From there, you can start comparing markets based on profitability, demand, and distance.

Bigger pockets is a great place to start by asking advice to those who live or invest in certain states/cities.

I recently started my own STR management company and I'm thinking about starting a referral partner program for real estate agents.

An LLC isn't necessary when starting, in the long term, it may be worth exploring.

Great question - start the refi process now while you're working on getting it rented.

Quote from @Dawson Brewer: Here’s why I’ve started using novations over wholesaling.1.

This kind of govt nosiness and overreach is why I initially decided against the financial planning industry before starting in credit. you can thank 2008 and all the fraud that went on for that.

I have a vision of building and developing mobile home communities in upstate NY that are vertically integrated to allow future members to choose from a catalog of homes, have them installed, provide them with financing options, and make the process of selecting, buying, and living in the community very smooth.Since this is my first time doing this, I would love to chat with an experienced mobile home developer on the following items:Zoning - navigating the zoning process to allow the community to be allowedStart up costs - I am a finance person who would love to better understand start up costs - septic / electrical / water / pads / roads / etcOn Going Maint Costs - in building our business case, I want to build a conservative financial model to capture all re-occurring expenses - utilities, landscaping, capex, septic clean out, etc.I know this is a lot, but would greatly appreciate talking to someone who is an expert in this asset class!

If you plan on living there, I would pick the place you want to live, then start investing.  

The current owner bought it for $30K and I know they had to clean up a lot of title work and started doing repairs.