I watched my 401K lose almost enough money to cover the cost of a rental property.

I'm relatively new to the community as well and appreciate you asking this question so that I can follow along for additional tips.

*  When you get licensed, everyone (including BP) will try to sell you leads, signs, more leads, business cards, more leads, name tags, more leads, health insurance, leads, print/mail services, leads. 

The strategies we cover include buy and hold, house hacking, fix and flip, REITs, short-term rentals, and real estate crowdfunding.

Think through your expenses and make sure you have them all covered (like WiFi, HOA fees, etc) and you should do well.

It's not the only market I'm looking at right now, but I'm trying to avoid getting caught in analysis paralysis and keep moving forward.I've been connected with an agent there who is apparently working with a few other STR investors and does good volume relatively to other agents there.

I'm a developer, landlord, flipper looking for a long-term CPA to work to grow the business by setting the optimal tax strategies in place. I have rentals in both states and am currently marketing a flip purchased in ...

I am going to have a tarp to cover the trash in dumpster so that I can arrest the smell not to get to the neighbors.  

The all in payment is 800 so all but 50 dollars covers the new payment.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.