Avery Carl teaches the "Enemy Method," which I think is great advice for looking into competition revenue.

I did STR in a duplex starting back in 2017 and managed for others in North Conway, Ive since converted to all long term tenants and happy i did so... unless your property has something unique or a "rare" amenity.... like, sleeps 30, I honestly would not waste any energy on it in the north Conway area. so saturated, and so much big money being invested in the hotels, its tough to match amenities vs cost, and I see travelers trending back towards the hotel style accommodations. granted, for the right price, I'd buy anything and figure out what the best use for it is. use airdna.co for decent data on # of Short term rentals in any particular market. can also identify opportunities. the point of my response.... be careful in STR in any area and always have a plan B. you can change a lot of things about a property, but your cant change your basis!

My fiancé and I are looking to build a 3-4 unit townhome style multifamily in the Knoxville area.

So I'm okay not making the big bucks STR style, but I also don't want to do it at a monthly loss.

Some will of course but the guru's teaching wholesaling are not going to go into great detail of what states have laws against etc..

That will teach you more usable skills than working in a related field.

The cool thing about the RE community is that everybody is willing to teach.

It's super hard to teach a noobie how to cold call or better said, you need to go through a lot of them to find one that can handle it.

This is 100% not our business model and we teach our students the same.

We build 3 story suburban walk up styles with no garages.