That safety net can ease the fear.Tap Your Network: Got a mentor or someone in your circle who's done this before?

Quote from @Pat Arneson: I’m looking for someone to help ease my thoughts… California Bay AreaI have everything ready to go for my first flip… financing, financial spreadsheets, acquisition and disposition playbook, design criteria, etc.

For illustration purposes, the investor with engineering and/or construction background may excel building in a market where there is ease in doing business and can build efficiently whereas the doctor may have greater success in the established market where significant barriers already exist but can afford the entry price and can ride the waive of continued appreciation and offset their high salary by depreciating the expensive building they acquired.  

Or any stories of starting with a single-family home helping ease you in instead of starting with a duplex or triplex?

To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

Knowing what I know now allows me the ease of mind to do so.

The Benefits are ease of purchase and finding the right turnkey company is critical.

I'm keen to connect with fellow STR owners in the area to gather insights on the ease of finding cleaning services and associated running costs.

Financial priorities should be considered, and local property management companies can ease remote ownership burdens.Good luck!

There are a ton of CRMs out there but we use Zoho for its ease of customization and integrations.2.)