We started investing in STRs here in 2009 and have helped many BP members do the same. 

Quote from @Cody Journell: I would start with Corey's advice: differentiate yourself from the crowd by providing quality services.

I have decided (with a partner) to start a real estate investing company. 

So this agent, after having 3-4 offers rejected, told me she didn't want to keep presenting offers unless I was going to start making "good offers."   

That's a pretty nice layout to start with.

So I prefer to just have them use mine from the start.

Read your original post to a person who started this thread. 

My name is Darius and my wife and I are going to be starting a Real Estate Investing soon.

If there's competition for the property, you might need to provide a price first and renegotiate later, especially if you have a contingency for well and septic issues.Step 4: Fixing the SystemsAfter securing the property, we start the permitting process for well and septic repairs immediately.

Being a land lord and collecting rent it seems to me will stay the #1 vehicle especially for folks just starting out.I created a very unique note investment back in 2012 and a few folks knocked me off.