My markets are North ATL, Greenville, SC & Spartanburg, SC. 

How much money do I need , what licenses , where to look for off market deals?

I concur with @John Underwood's logic and agree with @Kevin Lefeuvre that Airbnb's solution works better (at least in my market).

This works if the long-term market rent received on an appraisal can support the DSCR and you are buying vacant.

But this has been going on for years where some pull out and others enter the market.

Hi all - I am looking to expand my portfolio in LV and was wondering what people were buying in how the market is today.

Do that in your post and ask what are you missing before deep diving and looking for numbers or marketing analysis.  

I have been building relationships in my target market and underwriting deals.

Arranging schedule of various trades and balancing the good ones with the ones that are available.Permitting and inspection issues (should be a non-issue, but last house we had a new inspector that seemed like he had something to prove and nitpicked what I view as non-issues).Market swings impacting ARVs, or in the current market: are we going into a recession before the house can be completed?

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