I did watch your videos.

My husband is excellent at remodeling.

I own a media agency that specializes in small business video production, and I'm interested in branching out into real estate marketing with walkthrough videos and 3D Virtual Tours.

"For sale, a 10 page contract with excellent font on 10 pound paper, $5000 or best offer"And that is not even getting into the really despicable behavior like not having an ability to close but signing the contract anyway or purposely taking advantage of confused/uneducated sellers.  

But how does one know the last 30 years will be the same as the next 30.Read some books and watch some videos; learn how to underwrite.

I've found the STR University youtube videos very helpful.

MLS data sheets are excellent for home buyers but not for investors.With the above information, combined with what you learned about the target tenant pool's vacancy cost, you have what you need to make an informed decision on property selection.SummaryNick, if you follow the above process, your odds of consistently buying properties that perform in good times and bad are very high.

You may find a private lender who might do it, but the terms will likely be steep, and the deal will have to be excellent.  

I think.I have a lot of residential properties and excellent at comping them. 

For other newbies, I also discovered this great video from Bigger Pockets about market research: