Those should drive a ton of traffic to your listing.Furnished Finder is the go to for MTRs (long term rentals with a shorter stay, over 30 days).You can also use FB like @Bruce Woodruff mentioned but you will need to get everything setup to take bookings.

We got hit with some surprise costs that I can’t afford.

Hey Ximei,I totally understand wanting to maximize the impact of your initial investment, and if you're open to taking on a bit more complexity, the BRRRR route can be a game changer.

If this is your first investment and your first property, the quickest way to fail is to create an uneven playing field.

With just 5% down (yes, I paid PMI initially), we moved into the main bedroom, used the small first-floor room as my office, and rented out the other three bedrooms on Airbnb and Furnished Finder.

Purchase price: $215,000 Cash invested: $450,000 This is my first full rehab and purchase of a property which.

It was written before the days of YouTube, so it's not full of the common nonsense where authors sell a course, send you to their website for downloads, or write a follow-up with additional "secrets" they forgot to put in the first book.Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene was another good one.

I'm not sure if this is part of the "Find Deals" feature here on BP, as I haven't used it myself.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.