It was difficult to find reliable cleaners and handymen at first but I have been operating for 2 years now and have found people I like.

Many people don't buy because they are concerned about this and that.

If enough people reach out, eventually it would be great to start a meetup group for STR investors in the area.

Also Mid-Term Rentals to traveling professionals, people displaced for insurance reasons, or doing a renovation to their home and needing a place to live for  3 months or more are also possibilities.

Quote from @Christopher Johnson: @Scott Trench - FALSE - DECEPTIVE POST - It's sad people resort to this online bullying, invasion of privacy, attacking our staff, and clearly attempts to blackmail us for $. 

More people moving to a city is more potential tenants. 

Building a team is something after you build the skills yourself, then teach them to other people to leverage more and more.

This is not my area of expertise, so wise people on this website will likely tell me not to venture into this!  

In my experience, most properties that go to auction end up overpriced so I'd be prepared to attend a LOT in order to get something that worked on paper.When I attended my first market auction with an experienced agent the advice he gave me was to figure out my maximum beforehand and stick to it (Seems obvious but people get caught up in winning).

There are plenty of people looking to deploy cash into real estate but don’t have the knowledge or bandwidth to run a successful flip or BRRRR.