Exterior areas are still being finished, but property is up and running at 100% with many long weekends at full occupancy.

Single family home.4 bedroom  2 full bathrooms.Lots of area's in Mesa.

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Purchase price: $130,000 Cash invested: $175,000 Sale price: $550,000 Full Cycle Pre-Foreclosure > ShortSale > Fix N Flip

Is there such a thing as a service that you can pay an experienced real estate investor to find properties for you? 

Would it be more efficient to hire a professional agent instead?

We GC and design (and actually I'm a RE agent) in Waco!

My agent brought me a great off-market deal that for 140k, that I knew was worth much more given we've been working on other properties in the area.