For reference, Wake County had those kind of numbers on a daily basis (not 6-month basis like today) in 2010.

The mattresses get positive comments (Zinus Green Tea 12") so we let them know but no one is clamoring for our sheets or towels.I do like the art idea more however.

Texas, MTR vs STR is a popular daily topic within the company.

Firstly, the people telling you to go ahead with it will not be there to pick up the pieces if it falls apart or is a daily headache.

I'd also suggest looking into house-hacking for your first deal.But if/when you decide to invest out of state, building your core 4 will be fundamental to your success, https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...

But that's really not my cup of tea... well, maybe instagram but probably more of a marketing instead of documenting) , and third I want to share this with the biggerpocket community! 

@Katie JewellI record on these activities daily.

A PMC, has to deal with whatever you buy on a daily basis, so they have the most "skin in the game" with you.PM us if you're interested in the Detroit market.

If you aren’t an experienced investor, most bank will require you to hire a professional pm company to oversee and manage the daily operations of such.Do you actually think that the PM company could afford to pay a manager out of the 4-6% they receive???

You will need to get a local, rockstar Realtor, contractor, lender, and property manager.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...