still waiting on you Jay to come check columbus out! 

Flippers pay the highest taxes possible as they are paying regular income tax,not even capital gains tax rate, much less zero tax. 

IE: get signed purchase agreement, contact title company, pay-off tax lien, secure title and then close with cashier check at the title company?

They can just go to Airdna and check how much money the average short-term rental in Punta Cana makes and they'll have an objective answer.Finally, I'm getting bombarded by messages from Dominican developers building short-term rentals in Punta Cana so, when looking at the statistics, bear in mind that the supply and therefore competition is going to increase significantly.

Sorry for the slowness in getting back to you two, was checking around with some other folks on some structure ideas.

The full time experience can be either with a property management firm or a regular brokerage.

Always make sure you check your state laws, as well as the Landlord Tenant Laws of your State and you should do okay.Nancy Neville

@Vanessa Switzler recommend checking out Detroit market.The recent NFL Draft, US Census Bureau finally recognizing the city population is growing (has been for 4+ years) and the fact that Detroit beat out Miami for highest appreciation in 2023 is attracting a lot of over-due attention.Already $4.5B of recent investment commitments and counting!

Also, it would be great if I could get some suggestions on what website/tool to use to do background checks and e-sign lease agreements.  

RE syndications were almost cannot miss until a couple of years ago (regularly returning near 20% or higher), but that is no longer the case.