Cleaning after every tenant does great, but every so often, you need a deep clean.

It’s awesome that you’re diving into real estate despite being more of a creative person—it’s a great way to build wealth.

I do it for a living and finance about 200 of them a year for other flippers this is why i have a pretty deep understanding of distressed assets and the taking advantage of those that might no realize they are paying 3X what a property is worth.. if your paying market price or maybe 10% higher for the owner finance i get that I do that and agree with that thought process..

However, it requires more work, time, and risk.If you're ready to dive in but want something more passive, start with Turnkey.

And it may be worth spending a few hours deep diving into other PM's - talk to other investors, look at Google reviews...surely there have to be a few quality PM's near you. 

In fact, we’ve been featured twice on the BiggerPockets Podcast, with our top episode being Show 794, where we dive into how we bought properties with as little as $100 down.Why am I sharing this?

Market in a MinuteEast Tennessee home sales decreased 7.8% from the previous month, and decreased 1.0% from a year ago.The median sale price was $371,250 — up 9.19% from the previous year.Total housing inventory increased from the previous year – up 38.3% from a year ago.Half of the homes sold were under contract in 20 days or less, up from 11 days a year ago.40.55% of homes sold for the asking price or above, with 18.77% selling for more than the asking price. 8.04% sold for at least $10,000 over asking and 2.88% sold for at least $25,000 over asking price.The sale-to-list price ratio decreased from last month to 97.5% – down from 97.9% a year ago.New construction represented 12.36% of total home salesData Deep Dive: How's the market?

While your coworkers are at Happy Hour or football games, the REI may be knee deep in it.

They can take up a lot of your time, so it’s good to understand what you’re getting into before diving in.If you're interested in turnkey mid-term rentals, Cleveland is definitely a market to consider.

It is only past deals, not current; so you need to really dive into how currently owned deals are performing, as well.