If the answer is NO - DON'T INVEST THEREFrom my experience and speaking with investors who have been in the game for a long time - their success comes down to: buying solid assests in solid areas, holding onto them for a good amount of time, taking care of them, and finding tenants who take care of their assets.

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I think it depends on the market.. they approached me on a furnished rental I had in Vegas (Summerlin gated community A class)  We got basically double or a little more of the normal rent..

there are so many forum posts on BP from folks who bought a random property in a 'low cost' market and got crushed by deferred maintenance or challenging tenants.i looked at a few of your other posts. 

And I would require that they show the price of the 2nd highest bidder. 

The windows, roof, electricals, plumbing systems, and gas lines all need major upgrade to bring the property up to date. 

Hi Mitchell, welcome to the community!

This is assuming you passed the 750 hour rule and the 50% rule to qualify as a REPS

These are just Marketing ploys to try and get you to sign up for a program and the odds of being successful are pretty much zero.

@Natasha BradfordTo save your hard-earned cash and energy, I strongly suggest signing up for one of the many wholesale programs available.