.- Market Knowledge: Local real estate companies like RE/MAX Select, with their 18 full-time agents, indicate a strong local real estate community that could provide valuable market insights.In conclusion, Shelby's real estate market shows potential for investment, particularly given its price growth and strategic location.

Being pre approved is great but good agents will need to know more so time isn't wasted with properties that don't make sense

Suppose your STR /property operationally has a hard time handling same-day turns, or your listing has a high BR count/big place and requires more cleaning time/cost.

I think if newer investors want to learn the ropes of Property Management it would be wise to try and self manage their first few units. 

We are looking to buy a multi family property close to where we are from for the first investment.

My portfolio is a lot more than the first two gurus because of California appreciation. 

Now, I have the capital to invest myself and am looking for my first deal.

As a buyer looking for my first (STR) investment property, I'm very skeptical of lower costs for buyers.

Generally best bet is to be able to do significant portfolios at a time and try to bundle at least 8-10 of these in one blanket loan

I did one in Philly and Never again way too many rules and time to get them through..