When you can access the opportunities first, you can qualify the lead first, analyse and find the best deals first, reach out and build rapport first , offer your solution first (rather than having your offer thrown on a pile of others the individual has already been given) and so on.

Some cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, or parts of Texas offer cheaper homes with job opportunities nearby.If I were you, I'd focus on saving and researching markets that offer both affordability and growth.

Not only does it have excellent potential as a house hack, but it also offers significant upside for a live-in flip.

They're the kind of pros who can dig into your plan, give it a good shake, and offer smart advice on everything from portfolio strategies to tax stuff.Sounds like it could be a game changer for you, right?

This will give you one critical piece of information, that it may take X days to get an offer and sell, and the second item will give you what your competition is right now.

What they will offer you is an appliance package, or closing cost help, or a low fixed rate loan. 

A few others have called out Hemlane, who appear also quite responsive here on BP and also offer a degree of repair/work order management baked right into their middle/upper tier offerings (versus having to bolt-on as with RentRedi + Latchel). 

Depending on how it is done and what guarantees the government offers and requires of the released entities, interest rates could move slightly higher.

Hey Lee, Ohio's a great state for landlords but different cities offer different opportunities. 

Finally found this one and took advantage of the low interest rates by winning the bidding war with an offer slightly above asking price.