We closed yesterday on our first STR and we are heading out there on Fri (from ATL) to actually go inside.

Actually, contrary to many people's beliefs, most mortgages in the US are recourse as well apart from few states, and/or how the mortgage is written. 

-Start attending local real estate investing meetups-Go in with the purpose of identifying real estate investors who are in the niche you are interested in-Do research on the investors (based on conversations and their online presence)-Brainstorm ways you can add value to their business-Instead of offering to add value to their business, do it first and then offer the valueThis is actually how I get started working for a syndication company.

Equal housing laws are for housing, not commercial real estate, so there would have been no point in him trying to sue anyone by assuming the "anti-restaurant" bias was actually "anti-his-nationality-food-type" bias (also, at least in his case, it wasn't...)."

Continually learning but ready to stop with the information overload and start with some actual progress.

Its completely plausible that your expenses could rise at the same time as rents actually go down!

The extra bedroom May increase interest in the property, but when people actually walk through the house and see how small the room is and that they will have to go to the garage to do laundry I do not believe it would help the sale in most cases. 

Also keep in mind your septic may pass inspection in the summer when you buy your property, then actually fail in the winter rains.  

My favorite thing about working with him, is that you actually work with HIM.

We are actually waterfront to a large creek (small river size).I'm located in Warren, Pennsylvania.Comps sold for ($129,900)/($125,000)/($87,000(needed two new bathrooms))/($114,000)/($225,000)/($103,000).