Not having the job plus the credit score is an issue.The rent board would view both as being original tenants, lease or not, so both would need to be on the lease.  

An initial visit to meet your team or TK provider, view the area, and make sure all is as-advertised is a good idea, but after that you shouldn't need to fly in unless you want to.You're in the right place to get numbers for different investment types in all kinds of markets, so I'd start with narrowing down the specific strategy you want to go with.

However, land contracts are not viewed as valuable as a mortgage or DOT.

When the headset wearer moves around - left, right, up, down - their view moves in the same way.

I have been viewing BiggerPockets for years but now considering upgrading to PLUS after really looking at the calculators.  

I'm looking for sort of an initial birds eye view as well as what areas are on the rise.  

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Maybe try to find some investors in your area and see if they'll let you tag along to view some properties and take notes or bird dog wholesale deals or fold mailers or lick stamps or whatever you can to be around the business.

Everything you can learn about being a landlord is a plus.Far too many investors view real estate as a arm chair investment witch could not be farther from the truthI do all my own evictions and learn something every time about the business.

I view Airbnb as a marketing tool to bring me guests and once they are MY guests I want to own that relationships and provide additional offerings.