Each states laws and procedures for tax deed sales are different and you need to understand the process. 

I don't see a different way for current entry level folks to afford a house. 

And most tenants will not hire a pro painter, but just do it themselves.....Not priming over old trim, sloppy paint, drips, etc...will just cost you much more to fix when they move out.Using a Licensed or professional painter that they pay for would be a different matter, then I wouldn't mind.

Class B typically cashflows from purchase or within a year or so.Class C typically cashflow well from purchase, but has tenant performance challenges.Read copy & paste info below:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

I do not have any 1 BR STRs/MTRs but I have seen annual STR rents based on bedroom count in both my market (San Diego) and emerald coast (one of the markets I have made offers) and the difference in the income is substantial between 2 BR and 1 BR.  

You're conflating CapEx and maintenance in a couple of these which makes a difference when it comes to underwriting deals. 

Hi @Karen KushnerThere are going to be a few differences.

May be better to go out a few different times with a GC until you're comfortable working with one.

I use different criteria and a different lease for these month to month furnished stays than long term tenants.

The question originally asked implies, that the only difference between a good investor finding a property to buy and a good agent getting a listing is in who is knowledgeable and who will put in the work.NAR says there are about 1,580,000 members in 2022 (latest I could find)80% of those do little to no transactions - that's a huge failure rate-about 1,264,000 agents suck at their job.There is no other occupation that tolerates that high of a level of failure.You have to be crazy to have a real estate agent list your house.I can’t even get agents to return phone calls.