Get an outside inspection, not one recommended by seller.

This is what I recommend for you to get started in your real estate journey:1.

As a brief, useful source of info, I recommend the sections of David Greene's BRRRR book on contractors.

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@Marius FleischerYou will have 50% of people tell you that you should invest there and 50% say otherwise or provide areas they feel are betterEach area has positives and negatives - my recommendation is to visit each of these areas then shortlist them and continue to figure out where to invest

I'd recommend talking to a mortgage broker that specializes in non-QM loans including "2nd Home" vacation loans

Thanks, Ken Bailey I would recommend checking out AirDNA - their data has proven to be pretty consistently good in this regard

I was wondering what everyone's experience with establishing a legal entity for REI has been like, and when do you recommend a person to do so?