. ~25% of our total household earnings are supported by the energy sector.

I totally agree with making sure you are putting in maximum effort and exhausting all channels of acquisition.

It appears metro markets are feeling the effects far more significantly than vacation rental markets.The below data supports the two-fold STR investment strategy that I adhere to: 1.

Not sure those support $1800/month.

After talking to 3 companies I feel that this is a great resource to build a real estate portfolio , I don’t feel very confident that the companies I’m am talking with will give me the support I need to use this tool effectively in the beginning while I’m figuring it out.

I can only assume that the article is referring to a European or Asian company then.Most stocks are moving independent of underlying fundamentals at this point in time, so I wouldn't get too attached to anything with a high-yield, real estate, utilities, etc. that become potential short-term safe havens, only for funds to later churn out of them as the dust settles.If your belief remains that people will continue to downsize and/or be unwilling to part with belongings, then self-storage would certainly support that belief. 

@James Debenham so there's a happy medium between an expensive broker with more than it sounds like you need and a no commission split broker with no support.  

Local governments are projecting a 20% to 40% reduction in revenues needed to support critical municipal services and to support public safety, among other things.

Everyone has a different plan for how to build their business and that may change for you and it may not, but I would imagine people here would be pretty supportive overall as long as your model is working. 

We like it because of a few reasons: it has a robust expense management which makes it easier to track expenses and capture receipts with your phone, supports next day payments so when my tenants send a payment i get it in my bank account within 1 business day, but most of all, it is a dedicated mobile app.