Do you have any marketing material that you use with your outbound or is it mostly networking and direct to specific agents advertising?

The best advice I can give is to choose a Realtor and Lender that are familiar with the local area and have worked with other investors and are investors themselves.

For STR definitely connect with a local RE broker focused or experienced with vacation rental regulations.

We've gone through and vetted the local vendors to make sure the person inspecting it isn't going to just "look for work" as this very common in these industries.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

A great way to network and meet people in your local community is to attend in person meet ups.

Join a local real estate investment association REIA, and go to their meetings.

I’m not a professional in acquisition or financing, but I’ll share some thoughts from my personal experience.Building Codes and Zoning Ordinance: research your local zoning laws and building codes.

They will even hold your mail and allow you to pick it up locally.

Verify this information with a local broker or appraiser for extra protection.