Hi Wayne, since you're investing out-of-state, my advice for you is to read this book “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.

@Dillon Ransome many if not most areas have property records online so you dont have to actually go there. 

A good PM can steer you to the areas that perform the best and are in the most demand.If you rely on a sales agent, they may not have any idea what makes a good rental and could steer you in the wrong direction. 

I have a rental portfolio here in Louisville.

Hi all, I bought a townhouse/condo in Salt Lake City, Utah and I am planning on doing long-term rental with it.

I spend close to that amount on cleaning fee's for my rental.

Hi - sharing an article published here on BiggerPockets last year on this exact topic - all the financing options for Short Term Rentals!

This would be the beginning of the brrrr method and I would have 3 rentals right away.My questions are 1. is it better to start an LLC for RE and transfer my existing property into the LLC? 

Also, look at job growth in your target areas, new jobs usually mean a strong rental market.

After some rentals, flips and wholesale deals I landed on private money lending.