Account Closed I'm new to this game and have basically zero experience, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night so....I've been doing a bunch of research on the long term population and economic trends of all the major metro areas and I have to say that Raleigh's profile is stellar.

Play games that get these ideas and notions of REI ( real estate investing) and RE (Real Estate) It will seal all this information in your mind.

It's all a numbers game, you need to figure out about how many cold calls, RVMs, Texts, Bandit signs, etc it takes to get a lead.

I think this is going to be a game changer, as with these rates, it is not possible for an average Airbnb operator to make money. 

I’m trying to get my feet wet in the wholesale game.

For some developers who build and sell it's a VOLUME game so they do not take much off of the list price as margins are already thin when they sell.

It will get you in the game, you will officially own real estate.2.

3) In my market, it gives me an advantage over many other rentalsI selected them knowing they had two dogs.

I think there potentially could be additional benefits down the line and in some select circumstances where I would negotiate my own deals, but I would not be inclined to do this regularly (if at all).

@Richard Thibodeaux selecting a market to invest in, if just starting out something within driving distance would be ideal.