YOU need to know pretty close to what the tax people know.

theres is a quarterly event in downtown okc called The Room its at umb bank & its  all real estate people in the room i think the next one is july 

You're investing there, paying taxes, making friends, bringing your friends and hoping to create a safe space for others to visit where the people on the other end of the line live full time. 

Thanks for clarifying, it is amazing how many people spend money bidding but don't understand the simple basics. 

Look for mentors by reaching out to people in the real estate field, at local gatherings, REI groups, and on Bigger Pockets forums.

-Doesn't matter how many people clean a house, it's just a question of how much time it takes.Going to guess there's a money issue here with the PMC.

buying some random property you've never seen, because someone who stands to make money off it tells you it's a deal, and then trusting it to people you've never met? 

10 k is good.Some people have done it without anything.Find the property and financing.Go from there.Just make sure you can get a decent profit.

They grew fast, and like people mentioned clients became a number.

I'm in Orlando and see this so much, people with young families will buy a STR because they will be coming here 1-2 X a year for the next 10-15 years.