I've flipped about a dozen properties here in Chicago, and quite honestly, it felt like something different went wrong on each one of them.My biggest piece of advice is to KEEP IT SIMPLE starting out. 

did 3   one broke even only because sponsor made everyone whole at exit which I suspect is quite rare.other two are perking along.. these were Class A apartments in Upper mid west promote was not some sky rocket return and frankly I can do better on my own.. but it was end of year so I was looking for some cost seg. 

Not to provide TMI, it's a very very good location of Austin-- slightly West and it was priced north of a million, quite a bit more.

The "I want to use real estate to replace my income and quit my W2" idea is really, really hard.

And the time period of the investment is quite a bit of time -- often 2-10 years.

I have had a couple of addresses over the years and usually I have used UPS, but lately I have seen a lot of virtual option popping up ... earthmail ... regus ... digital mailroom ... there seem to be quite a few.Would anyone have feedback on the best route to go?  

He has helped quite a few of my clients with their STR needs and is an expert at what he does. 

Its quite the industry.

Not quite enough to buy in your market yet? 

As mentioned above, you can quit claim ownership of the property, but you are right- lenders don't like that.