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My name is Merritt, first time poster here. I bought my first investment property in 2013, a duplex, as a house hack. Two year ago, I turned on of the units into a STR and have since caught the bug. Since...

Most property management companies will offer to place tenants for you for half of the first month's rent, so going forward if you decide you don't want to do this yourself that is one task you can hire out.If you want to know more, this is a great article that explains how to decline an application and has a sample rejection letter:https://www.apartments.com/rental-manager/resources/screenin...

Hey Hunter, Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

As you get bigger, and it doesn’t have to be Wall Street big, you can sell to some smaller insurance companies.

There are so many so be sure to filter by your location. 4) Review Dave Meyer’s The State of Real Estate Investing Report 2024 (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!)

I have 10 years experience in lender but new to Bigger Pockets. 

@Winston Eastman the reason most out of state investors choose to use turn key is because they don't have the time or resources in place to handle all of that on their own.

He is also on Bigger Pockets, Tyler Solomon There are lots of options out there for DSCR loans! 

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I signed up with one of the bigger companies managing rentals in the area and my property went on the market late December.