Instead, he insulted my profession as an ortho surgeon which indicates to me I was right about his videos. 

Maybe start with a part-time ops manager or a reliable lead cleaner to free up your time while keeping quality high.

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.

Show Financial Stability- Proof of Income: Military pay provides a stable and reliable income source that banks value.- Creditworthiness: German banks assess your financial standing, so keeping accounts in good standing is critical.4.

Real estate takes time and scale to produce reliable cash flow.

I agree with what others above said, that having a reliable, honest and knowledgeable team is the most important thing...more so than perhaps the location. 

A reliable lender can fund a loan within days, this opens the door to countless more deals allowing you to get the best possible price. 

Keep the text from the “reliable” tenant that shows they provided the addresses you sent the letters to. 

I would like to find a reliable wholesaler who has agreeable ARVs and Comps and leaves "meat on the bones", but of course still is able to have their fair cut of the deal. 

My main goal with BiggerPockets is to connect with other investors and hopefully build a reliable network of lenders, property managers, contractors, and agents.