I'd be happy to connect sometime and talk about our local market here in Boise and best strategies to help you meet your REI goals. 

STR and MTR are still intensive, but we have a market well suited for this and have identified many investors from the Bay Area using this strategy.

It's hard work and takes knowledge vetting flippers and their contractors, understanding rehab costs and time lines, knowing ARVs, and keeping capital deployed full time from flip to flip (which is necessary or your annual returns decline to levels that could be achieved with a less risky strategy). 

Hello BP community , I am based in Houston, buy and hold will be my investing strategy.

Switched strategies and now what I am doing does scale.

However, if you're looking for payment reliability, I'd recommend a slightly different strategy that aligns well with consistent income.Partnering with non-profit organizations that support vulnerable populations, like the Veterans Affairs or groups assisting people with developmental disabilities, could be highly beneficial.

works in any market.continuing to learn about creative financing is fine, but i personally think it's at least an intermediate, if not advanced, real estate strategy, for a fairly well capitalized investor.i have purchased a couple of deals on seller finance, i am just not interested in sub-to. 

& here is my pitch deck for informational zoom sessions: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFjwTE7yAs/c8TmukfefByoy0BfyR8... •• feel free to copy / make it your own!  

I am looking to buy a quadruplex and house hack for the first year, here in Houston using MTR strategy renting to travel nurses.

I'm not even going to validate your bogus strategies with a counter.