-KITCHEN (cabs, countertop, plumbing, electrical, backsplash, appliances): $25k -BATHROOM (cabs, countertop, plumbing, electrical, floor tile, wall tile, glass): $8k -FLOORING ($7.50/SF installed): $14k-PAINT (interior & exterior): $10k -LIGHTING (cans, ceiling fans, sconces): $3k -NEW PANEL: $4k -NEW SEWER: $10k -NEW ROOF: $15k -LANDSCAPING (rock, turf, plants, irrigation): $15K 

My family and I are from Pittsburgh, PA but travel to Rock Hill, SC a good bit.

Knowledge of the area, understanding cost associated with construction problems of a house, knowledge of good loan officers, closing company, and a good contractor ready to rock and roll.Be available and show houses on Sunday if clients has only that time.Its your lively hood and put in the hours to get to those closings.Be present for your client and most of all listen.

I'm in Tampa rocking short term rentals.

Anyone here invested in STR's in Blowing Rock NC? 

If you have to buy, I'd call a local rock supplier and see what the cheapest fill they have is. 

You don’t want 100 year old homes, you want 20 year old homes, or newer.You don’t want property taxes approaching $4,000/yr for a $400k house, you want $2,000/yrYou don’t want a home that is subject to hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes or snow stormsYou don’t want states/areas where insurance is routinely over $2,000/yr when it can be found in other states for $600You don’t want to be in a state that takes 8% of your income in state tax when other states take 0%You don’t want houses with siding or roofs with shingles or yards that need maintenance when stucco/tile/rocks exist You don’t want states that make you pay to remove a tenant, or deny you the right, when other states make it “easy”You don’t want a city/state that tells you how much rent you can charge or how much you can raise it while not limiting expenses.Those are the givens… personally I add you don’t want your tenants sharing a wall where you have tenant on tenant complaints.

Landscapers, nanny, cleaning pools, the handyman guy, housekeeping, the food truck, the guy who comes to my house to teach my son's classes of drums or guitar ... 

I started in Seattle too because I lived there but eventually went oos in 2012 for cashflow.Let me know if you have specific questions.Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Gary (IN), St Louis, Huntsville, Phoenix/Tempe/Mesa, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Harrisburg (PA), Greenville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Houston, San Antonio, Little Rock, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets all work.

I live in Little Rock, AR.