EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

I've considered it in the past but have never been able to stomach the cost of a "professional" Airbnb designer. 

Might have a few options for full leverage there, but if not, likely sitting at around 65% LTV on anything long-term/DSCR No credit score in the US!

But my favorites are MI and IN, because there is decent supply, they are reasonably easy to work in, and I already have good teams established there.

They don’t say “fake it till you make it” for no reason.  

Median Price: $678,500, +6.02% Yoy.Closed Sales: 4,216, -11.89% Yoy.YTD Closed Sales: 21,325, +1.38% Yoy.12 Month Closed Sales: 38,118, -8.70 Yoy.Inventory: 6,035, +31.62% Yoy.YTD inventory: 33,454, -1.59% Yoy.New Listings: 4,349, +10.77% Yoy.YTD New Listings: 29,789, +8.16% Yoy.Months Supply: 1.8, +38.46% Yoy.Cumulative Days on Market: 29, +3.57% Yoy.Existing Home Inventory as a Percent of Households: 0.22%.

Your upfront costs will increase, but I suspect you will get your money’s worth.  

We have a 2-step product that requires no seasoning for either conventional or DSCR.

No retaliation.  

I'd rather you have a single family home in Waco, Belton/Temple, somewhere on the I-35 corridor than an out of state duplex in a stagnant market with little to no population growth.