Quote from @Derek Wilke: Hello Everyone,I am joining Bigger Pockets today seeking professional connections.

I'll try to get in touch with everyone individually (though I'm not used to how the forums work yet).I'm also not sure how to make the at replies work, so that's a bit of a bummer.Anyway, as for location I'm in Kumamoto and investing mostly locally.

@Aeon Jones - Hey buddy, what type of information are you seeking regarding STR's? 

Sounds to be like you are seeking retirement advice on a platform that mostly advocates for long term wealth.

Hi BiggerPockets Community!
I’m Hayat, and I’m excited to join this dynamic group of real estate investors. I'm based in New Jersey and have recently embarked on my journey to build a real estate portfolio. My primar...

By 2030, we want to have grown a portfolio of over 100 units, created a property management company that manages an additional 100-200 units, and, finally (and most importantly), we will have established a non-profit that is focused on quality, affordable housing that specializes in providing housing and resources at/on the "services cliff" alongside financial counseling and first-time home buyer education in our target area.Our target area is the Springfield, MA and Hartford, CT areas with dreams to expand to Central Massachusetts (Worcester, MA), Southern New Hampshire (Nashua, NH), and Southern Connecticut (New Haven, CT).Would love to meet up with likeminded individuals in our area!

I believe sometimes a bad experience is more reflective of the individual than the company. 

NET 30), etc. and you can use this project-specific agreement as an addendum for individual jobs.Final Tip: Treat the contract as a transparent, collaborative tool to set expectations, not as a "gotcha" document.

It saddens us when one of our partners did not realize the full potential of the profit they were seeking by investing in rental income properties.

Property Managers come in all shapes and sizes, I tend to recommend seeking a medium size local company.