They seem to get the initial meeting with the sellers faster and then bowl them over with their knowledge of the market.

Initial numbers work out pretty well but I'm still learning how to calculate the different metrics and which I need to pay attention to for my system, which is still a work in progress.

In this case, multiple tenants have rented these units for 5/6 years-I figured keeping long term tenants is a priority, but what I am hearing is initial turnover is not necessarily a bad thing.

My bank initially approved the deal at $125k, but the closing attorney said we didnt have a purchase agreement that stated the price at $125k, so we couldnt close on that price.

Google Streetview can give you an initial feel for the neighborhood too. 

I did begin to look into the HomeReady loan and my initial reaction is that looks pretty promising.

There is ANOTHER petition circulating that will confiscate the permit of any property that doesn't generate enough Occupancy Tax in a year.https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/petition-seeks-to-tighten-south-lake-tahoe-vhr-regulations-maintain-current-cap/

I think ultimately there needs to be some commonplace legislation at the state level to make sure its not just people buying up houses to rent out like hotels willy-nilly, but also that its not infringing on an individual homeowner to rent out a room or apartment in their home.With some 40,000 AirBnBs in Florida generating 10s of millions of tax revenue I don't see how Florida can turn them down.

Things like our own website, craigslist, etc don't generate a drop of traffic compared to what we get through the big two.I'm all ears.

Rather it matters what kind of return you can generate over time.