This allows you to invest in the locations that offer the best ROI and make the most sense based on your goals where you can be a bit more passive in your investment property.

Also , I would love to connect with any agents who specialize in STR market in Boston Mass area. airdna is pretty accurate . lenders use it to assess rental comps for short terms rentals when financing a short term rental  I use it for DSCR loans as well; it is accurate yet conservative because it gives you the median 50 percentile for the area based on comps.

The reason you would hire a licensed professional is to assist with you not gettting SCAMMED and help you with negotiating prices and terms...based upon State Law. 

I would only underwrite based on actual rents not proforma.

Dwelling (Building coverage)The limit should be based on the Replacement Cost of the building (cost to rebuild withthe same kind and quality excluding the foundation)2.

Real estate is not my of my knowledge base at all but I want to start working on building passive income now (I’m 44). 

I'm now based in Ohio, specifically Cleveland, where properties range from $100K to $300K.

I want to be able to find potential markets/listings nationally based on the return. 

We go through Tilton, Thomas and Morgan, which is based here in Missouri. 

I am based out of Westchester County, NY, looking to invest in multifamily properties.