If you have th3 time to go back and forth playing Magnum PI with a application you are wasting your time.

Thanks everyone,I have it rented now, it only took about 2.5 weeks after it was finally listed on Zillow/ Trulia/ Hotpads.All those are owned by Zillow, and it took them a week to finally get back to me and turn my listing back on.I tried Realtor.com as well but only ever got a few leads from it.I think CL brings in too many tire kickers who waste my time or never show up to the showing, that's my experience in the past.However this time I had the same issue with Zillow, I think it was my wording in my email responses.I will be at the house Thursday 6-6:30, please confirm you will be able to make itI had a lot of confirmations that never showed, I guess I made it seem like I was going to be there anyway.After a week or so of that I changed to responding with a phone number and a couple of days that were available, asking them to call and set up a time.

STRs absolutely can and will cash flow - if you self-manage (completely possible long-distance) and if you have an appealing property in a solid market (PCB certainly seems to be).  

They'll offer interest only payments in 1 year, 2 year and 4 year options with rates going from 8.5% - 12%.  3 points is pretty standard for a deal that small UNLESS a broker wants to hack off a half a point or so to help out a first time investor who they believe in and want to work with long term.As far as all those lenders throwing money at you haha One of the biggest problems I see is loan officers wasting peoples time by acting so stoked on every deal they hear about and taking investors into the process without doing DUE DILLIGENCE. 

Hello everyone! Newbie from L.A. here. I was wondering what websites, blogs or periodicals you read to learn about what markets to invest in or about the state of Real Estate in general, or specific markets? Other tha...

With all the info online and such, please do not waste money on self proclaimed gurus.

I wish he knew this earlier before running my credit and wasting my time.

So may be file an extension as the good CPAs are really booked solid. 

They can't afford to buy so have to waste money on renting. 

I think I have found a good deal but I am a budding investor so I want to make sure so I don't waste any ones time.