@Luis Cerwin as others have stated, Nov - Jan is the worst time of year to have a vacancy.Majority of tenants live paycheck-to-paycheck, so all their income goes to Holiday spending starting with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then xmas, then NYE.January is also historically the worst month for rent payments due to Holiday Hangover Spending.

Hi @Andy S. 3x monthly rent for income has worked well. 

How much income do you need, and how much do you want?

@Jay Fayz for SFR (1-4 family) Classifications are mostly opinion-based.Not aware of anyone tracking eviction rates, except Evictions Lab nonprofit that doesn't like landlords.Here's some info that might helpt:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Coos Bay - The main delay with application in this area is whether the property is on public utilities or has a septic system and private or public water source.

It’s personal to the employees, who are directly impacted by the work culture of the business and rely on it as a source of income.

Hi Lenny,Probably I would wait until you have a steady income source to make it easier to get a mortgage.

If you are looking at this property from a residential and rental perspective, then it may work as long as you are willing to put your own income into the property. 

Every where you turn there are STRs going up on the market fully furnished because they couldn't pay the mortgage and bills with the rental income. 

Hi everyone! I am looking at purchasing a vacation rental in Costa Rica and I have a couple of questions in regards to that.  Firstly, does anyone have an international lender that they would recommend?  Secondly, doe...