Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Going live as a STR in 2 weeks Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Since you’re considering Midwest markets, I’d highly recommend adding Detroit to your list of cities to research.

I’m excited to connect, learn, and eventually contribute as I gain experience.Feel free to drop your wisdom or recommendations—I’m all ears!

I would recommend pursuing some sort of rehab financing to fix the property up and maximize rent asap.

I would recommend trying all of it out of you are new and then zeroing in on 3-4 that you really like and start to get good at in your market.

I work with a lot of househackers and they're typically on the 12 month cycle, rinse and repeat.While the proposition of acquiring an investment property outside of your market in a "landlord friendly" state may sound appealing, i would recommend you stay local for now and househack another couple of properties over the next few years until you've got some more time / experience under your belt.you would need a management company to cover your property that is outside of your market which would not only take 8-10% of your gross it would also leave you a bit vulnerable to a property management company that you A.)know nothing about and B.)you won't have the experience or cashflow or proximity to deal with any headaches that may arise.i would recommend staying local and househacking your way along for now and then maybe hire a local property management company initially to work with your current/local properties to get a taste of what to expect if and when you begin investing outside of your market.

Again, this is just an example.I probably would not recommend you buy single family homes if you want to replace your income.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

-If you are set on selling off market and too investors, I recommend reaching out to all of the property managers in the area and see if they have clients.