I recommend focusing on building a strong local team, including a reliable property manager, lender, contractor, and real estate agent.

We keep a daily updated list of all active and eligible STR's for sale and currently there are well over coastal Oregon listings for sale with vacation rental or STR AirBnB eligibility and generally focus on properties that can reliably secure a permit within 30-60 days of closing.

Until I have several properties in one area, I wouldn't consider using a company because you will serve your tenants better with one person who will be available but of course that person must be reliable.

Hey BiggerPockets Community,I’m an experienced cash buyer actively seeking to connect with reliable wholesalers in New Jersey.

You need reliable, on the books W-2 income to invest. 

They are usually the vendors who are least reliable. 

We're still constrained by energy, until there's a (reliable) solution for that we won't see this world change in front of our eyes like some think.

To be clear, I never facilitate both the Real Estate & Mortgage roles in any single transaction, but I do when possible try to work within my own organization or team for cohesiveness and reliability of transactions. 

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If cash flow is your top priority, Cleveland's reliable rents and predictable income could be a strong contender.