.: Any general advice and/or “wish I had knowns” regarding identifying and working with a property manager long distance ?

Buyers and investors who position themselves early will have the advantage over those waiting on the sidelines.For those looking to secure financing or explore investment opportunities, now is the time to build relationships, line up funding sources, and identify target properties before competition increases

If you want some input on what to do after identifying your market, feel free to reach out – I’ve been coaching new investors for a while and am happy to help you however I can.

As others have noted, it would be a clear distinction to identify whether that person is a true end buyer or a wholesaler.I've personally seen someone sub-to a hard money loan and take over someone else's hard money loan (not assumption but just sub-to) so this is possible.

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

I am now calling different counties to identify cities that do not have such restrictions in order to do AIRBNB.

I currently own a successful short-term rental in Fort Lauderdale and have identified a new property nearby that I’m confident will perform well.

Imagine investing in all new, beautiful finishes, only to discover that the drain pipes are faulty and need to be replaced—an issue that could have been identified and addressed beforehand.

That will make it easier once your property is UAG to identify the next one.

I also remember Ryan saying numbers were showing up in caller ID as REsimpli and having to call up the Helpdesk to get them to change it to identifiers that would relate to his company.Just curious if these items have been resolved.