@Alicia Marks There are many options, depends on your avaialble time, current knowledge and how aggressive you are. 1) SLOW & STEADY: Save until you have 20% down payment to get conforming investment propertymortgage. 2) SPHERE OF INFLUENCE: Tell everyone you know what you want to do, REPEATEDLY, so it sinks in, and partner or borrow from them.3) RENTAL ARBITRAGE: Find LTR rentals and approach owners about renting them LTR, then you subleasing STR.

I see influencers (as recently as today) selling mastermind courses, being featured on podcasts and conferences, because they have scaled their door count over the last year, and only got started 18 months ago.  

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I am a huge influence on my team as should be expected and this point is a big one with me. 

Conversely, when bond yields fall, mortgage rates may also fall, because lenders will be able to offer lower rates to borrowers.However, there are other factors that can influence mortgage rates as well, such as the state of the economy, the level of inflation, and the supply and demand for mortgages.

On the agent side of things, start building your database now...it can be as simple as a spreadsheet or a free one like Hubspot, but you're going to want a way to keep track of prospects, leads, and SOI (sphere of influence). 

As to what's best is to be decided by you personally as each individual's situation is different and is influenced by your time commitment/money/tax implications/long term goals. 

Your Center of Influence list is a better list by far

Start micro and work your own sphere of influence and tell everyone you know you're looking to buy a distressed home.

In the courts right now, and influencing persons like myself to switch rental strategies.What are we missing here?