All the books and blogs have mentioned cleaners and handymen are the two most important partners in the STR team, but how do you handle the misses not if but when they happen and you are so far away? 

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamThat being said, Columbus and is a great market to invest in if you're looking for appreciation.

If you really want to know you can read some of my blog posts.

Read blogs, watch a lot of property shows on Netflix, and read books.

You can listen to the 1,000+ episodes of the podcast, read the 10,000 blog articles, any of the 40 books, and otherwise immerse yourself to your heart's content until you feel ready.You can browse markets, look at deals, learn to manage properties, practice analyzing deals or estimating rent, and meet with Agents, Lenders, Property Managers, Tax Pros, and Syndicators offering Passive Investments. 

Search on here for "creative financing" as there are a few good articles, as well as other blogs explaining it.

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