And, for those people who have more time than money, they can put in sweat equity into directly owned real estate.

Do you even understand how capitalism works?"

I believe over the next 6 months to a year, you will understand why that is a very bad idea for inexperienced, under funded "investors".

Quote from @Fred Bagirov: I am new to Cleveland and trying to understand the market, rules, regulations (and loopholes, if any) with STR properties. 

I believe Costar pricing depends on what market area you want, but for a single license, I'd expect >$500/mo.If you're new to investing, I'd suggest working with an agent, at least until you better understand the process and common pitfalls. 

Create columns for Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status, Email & Phone.IMPORTANT: do NOT ask people for THEIR business, ask for referrals!

I have been on the mom side of a troubled kid so I understand.

We're in no rush but want to do proper preparation.We're also not handy people so we're looking for properties that do not a total gut down or too much work.   

I found all the people there to be so helpful and knowledgeable!

That has been on my mind lately.If it is related to note investing, my question is, people complain about lack of inventory, but when inventory comes out, we rarely see people bidding on assets - so are people actually investing?