People coming into town to visit family, reunions, weddings or professionals on contracts.All that to say, don't count yourself out.

When you say you want to prioritize cash flow over equity, you want to watch out for people honing in on that and selling you "good cash flow" deals which will be in D neighborhoods and will come with high capital expenditures and harder tenancies.

We have more people than I can count doing behind the scenes work to make it all run, hundreds upon hundreds of people and vendors.

I’ve been in this space for a long time, coaching and investing, and I love helping people get started.

People?

Does anyone have any advice for people starting out in this competitive field?

There are lots of helpful people in this forum and LOTS of posts to scour.

Hi Eric....STR can be tough in DFW area, but some people still doing well, while many are bailing, seeing if they can turn them to MTR or even LTR. 

You also want to go to real estate investor meetups to get reps with people who do what you want to do.

Aishan,Detroit is one of the best markets in the country but you have to know what you're and you have to work with people that have your best interest at heart.