Go on hikes instead of football games.

Everyone have a great Thanksgiving   Have to come back here for a long weekend and catch a baseball game. 

You can search on Google, attend REI meetings, or explore Facebook groups.People invest a lot of time and energy in generating off-market leads, and connecting with reliable, reputable sources who supply quality deals can be a game changer.

RE is a get rich slow game and there are increasing number of people talking about how difficult it is to retire from your day job even with large numbers of rentals because cash flow is thin.On the one hand there is the Small But Mighty portfolio mentality which I believe is a book in the BP store by Chad Carson.

Hi Brian - sorry for being late to the game on your post here, I'm an investor myself and also a real estate agent licensed in NC.

I quit investing 26 years ago due to some setbacks and it took me another 21 years to get back in the game.

Personally, I'd be nervous to not get some type of deposit from my guest because I like for them to have "skin in the game" 

Having a good game plan as an investor is key, making wise purchases, accurate budgets, holding subs accountable and to also know, yes, this may be the  current ARV at purchase, but how is this market trending and what’s our timeline.

For those of you who’ve been in the short-term rental game for a while, what’s one lesson you wish you’d learned sooner?

I rented it by the room but then converted to a STR in Nov 2023.