While I am surprised at that, I also think it is the proper way to view real estate.I always go back to my first vacation rental purchase as an example:  In 2005, I bought a beautiful, 2-acre creek-side cabin in Cosby (near Gatlinburg) for $240,000. 

Since interest rates have increased I have begun to use the Land Trusts (LT) for buying Sub-To. 

You can upload a photo of yourself to say hello, you can write a quick intro, and then you can see boxes when you scroll down on the left that when you click will allow you to add your company information, and it's always nice if you've invested in real estate in the past to put information about the deals you've done so people know what experience you have!

We are looking for a loan broker as opposed to a real estate broker. 

My wife being Mexican may facilitate the process of acquiring properties however we are not familiar with much of the real estate process in Mexico.

We are a couple in Southern NH getting started in our real estate investing journey.

Quote from @Candor Real: We are looking to buy our first short-term rental investment property, which is 3 hours away.

Hello to anyone who sees this,My name is Josh and I am taking the next steps in the world of real estate investments.

@Jeff EbertRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Main things we are looking for are:1) Are residents keeping property in decent shape2) Any leaks or issues that could lead to substantial damage3) Any capital repair concerns (mostly foundation) that we might need to address4) Long term guests who aren't on the lease, pets who they're not supposed to have, etc.We also change the furnace filters (because we don't trust them to do that), clean off the AC units and are considering cleaning the gutters for an added fee if tenants request it.