And, by the way, Dutch Mendenhall the CEO of RAD, has been a member of the BP community now for several years so feel free to chime in bud.

I love living in a small community!

With over a decade of real estate investing experience and over 100 flips, I now provide private money & hard money loans. For my own portfolio I'm focusing on commercial deals and coaching fellow RE investors. I ...

Hi Jon from Boyertown, PA-You and your fiancé are interested in buying your first short-term rental and wonder profitable areas to purchase with a budget up to $500,000.I would look at places along the west coast of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and near Ann Arbor, MI.It is important to understand the local STR regulations in each community and partner with a property management company that can help your navigate that and manage it well for an excellent guest experience.Don't forget to look into bonus depreciation and doing a cost segregation study to increase the tax benefits of ownership and if you "materially participate" in the management of the property per IRS guidelines it can offset active W-2 income which most real estate cannot.To Your Success!

Why Part of a Good Deal is Better Than 100% of No DealHey BiggerPockets Community,As real estate investors, we all want the perfect deal—the one where we control everything, make the most money, and have the best terms.

Welcome to the community, Nish. 

Many have zero experience with the community and don't understand the culture.

Hello BP Community, My name is Melissa and I live in the Denver metro area. 

Hi everyone,I’m curious to know how others in the community handle gap funding in their real estate deals.

If you want to only do PM I'd recommend just looking on LinkedIn, or Indeed and applying for local apartment communities.