I've always had good luck with Furnished Finder (but in the Denver market).

I am a real estate agent in the Columbia,SC market, but I actually starting investing 2 years prior first.

Market OverviewThe Los Angeles hospitality market showed strong recovery and growth in Q1 2024, with key performance indicators demonstrating significant improvement from the previous year.

My main questions would be: how long does the entire process take from applying to actually having possible tenants to start picking from, and how do they determine exact amount for rent (the amounts listed on the housing authority site seem way higher than market rent, I’m wondering if I will actually get those numbers or not)any other general tips or advice is also appreciated!

@Peter TrifanI would reach out to as many brokers and property management companies in your market for recommendations.

In my market it's 3.5-4%.

However, if there are utlities in that market on 30 or 90 day billing cycles, that could be the issue. 

I have a limited view to the 3-4 markets in which I invest, but I don't see any long term rentals in desirable locations that cash flow year 1.

Not sure if I should stay in the Chicago market or Invest out of state in a more land lord friendly state?

It's sell, take the 100k profit, your at 360k in the bank, VTSAX or money market and chill for a bit, see how this market/economy thing plays out, rates have to come down no one can afford at these rates, then maybe look to refi and get the rate under 5%.Also something to think about.....