Obviously, this can impact your overall cash flow. 6) it’s important to find an agent that knows the area well and understands how to work with an investor, as the process is very different than buying a primary residence. these are all things to consider, and there is going to be a learning curve associated with the process.

Although it isn't considered a residential property, they still have to go through a sheriff sale process in Pennsylvania, for example, which takes several months.

I've been in this market for over 4 years and deals still make sense, but you will need to be more involved in leaning out processes and operations.

They can help you navigate the rental process, screen potential tenants, and handle any maintenance or repair issues that may arise.Overall, there are several avenues you can explore to find renters for your medium term rental property.

It's not large enough to out right buy most properties and then start the brrrr process, but I definitely could use it for down-payments.

**I understand the need for a fee for all the hard work they're doing - but prefer to have strict numbers and processes

Some will tell you "On Title, or no experience", thankfully, there are some lenders who WILL consider GC experience if we can validate with permits pulled on similar addresses/projects - this would be part of the underwriting process.

@Lucas Moncada man if I had a dollar for every time someone thought they had a way to cheat the process...:)Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.When investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

The gulf coast is a great place to invest and receives tons of visitors every year but we are seasonal(you'll earn most of your money March - Oct) and there is a lot of competition so you can't just pick any property listed in the MLS and make money investing here. 

Going through the FHA process has been a headache for me because the underwriter is asking for a lot of information for each of the properties including the signed lease agreements for all tenants.