I had over 400 rentals under management in 2019 and now I am almost down to 300 because so many owners have sold off.I started a direct mail campaign, am focusing on social media, and starting my agent referral program.

If you look at the history of my posts, blogs, and media content, you’d see I’ve never advocated for quantity over quality. 

Taking some of that space for the bedroom would only require framing in a non-load-bearing wall, closet, and bedroom door, plus adding a few electrical outlets/switches, and then finishing with insulation, drywall, paint, and trim. 

Keep them coming!

I am a nurse by trade and have been reading books and consuming a lot of media about investing, but am wondering if a coach could help me find better deals and avoid preventable mistakes.

There are some other strategies where you can collateralize equity with a portfolio loan or use a private lender, but typically these are better suited to portfolios of several properties.Charleston has a very active investor community - several meetups for different groups each month and active social media groups/pages.

@John Clark here is a good article of what is happening in the Tampa Market https://www.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2024/06/sellers-cutting-prices-these-florida-cities?

For most the only answer is A or B and those answers would have been told to them before on social media. 

Look at social media and mycase.com     There are many steps to a quality and effective screening process. 

But I have had to replace deck steps, hand rail brackets and tighten up one outlet.