The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, as remote work allowed more people to move to areas offering better lifestyles.

Look for places with lots of people wanting to rent, areas growing fast, and schools that are top-notch.

We have dedicated people on the ground cleaning, maintaining, as well as office staff handling the administrative and marketing tasks. 

Would love to hear people's experiences in these markets or recommendations of other markets that are more on the "untapped" side.

After 20 years of buying and selling real estate this morning it occurred to me that if somebody offers to sell their house for let’s say $250,000 “as is” and you agree to pay that exact price with no contingencies, but other people are interested in the property , then that seller can just raise his price and not sell the property for the price “advertised”.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

Tax optimization is a powerful aspect of investing and most people don’t take advantage of all the options.

Most people in the forums are recommending Proper Insurance for STR insurance, and I was able to get a quote from them quickly.

(and there are lots of people here to offer advice!)

I never understand why people in business think anonymity is good.