It took a lot of legwork (common practice and not afraid of it) to get these properties however I found that more seasoned investors have a much easier time in finding these deals. 

PA doesn’t require a separate bank account (though it’s good practice).

This is stuff YOU need to practice and do on your own.

Disclaimer: While I’m an attorney licensed to practice in PA, I’m not your attorney.

If a company is willing to use these tactics, it calls into question their overall business practices.

I would start analyzing deals as well for practice. 

I invest in STRs in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

Here is what CO has to say about the practice.

Hey all, I'm relatively new to BP and real estate in general, and I've starting to learn how to analyse rental properties for when I am ready later on. As a first year in university I'm definitely not buying any prope...

Start taking small chunks of what will get you through the next 2-3 years in real estate, but also the practicality of income from other sourcesIf you’d like to get more specific I’d be happy to take some time and FaceTime sometime this week