Many are well represented by sellers & turnkey operators here on BiggerPockets (myself included) The most popular markets are ClevelandToledoMemphisBirminghamKCIndyDetroitEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

Contrary to popular realtor belief, the wholesaler offers value. 

/European cities for innovativemunicipal problem solving (Cities of Service, 2018)• No. 4 best city for traffic (CarRentals.com 2019)• No. 4 best large city for starting a business(WalletHub.com 2017)• No. 5 among America’s Best Small Cities (BestCities.org 2019)• No. 3 most popular city for extremely active millennials(ActiveNetwork.com 2018)• No. 1 Broken Arrow ranked Most Livable Small City in the U.S.

Im looking to now invest somewhere in AZ as the home prices seem reasonable and seems like a very popular destination.

HELOCs are designed to be used for short term money.  

People attribute a lot of what we do to luck, being in the right place at the time, or just happenstance - this is because they fail to see the hours and hours of studying, exploring, and experience that has brought us to our successes.As Branch Rickey once said "luck is the residue of design." 

Would love to know your opinion on this as ADUs are becoming very popular here in CA.

We actually put effort into the interior design and - within reason - open up the floor plan, update kitchens and bathrooms and spend money on landscaping.The goal is always a combination of looks, durability and cost effectiveness.

We're currently designing our own mailers, website, and lead sources to start our own DM campaign.  

One the things you'll find in working with anything that costs less than a $100/mo is that the design of most STR apps/services is worse than the platforms' apps/sites themselves.