@Scott Trench Kevin was removed by Bigger Pockets some time back, he had other complaints on other threads.It is easy to fake being something online. 

How did you evaluate the returns (ARV) of an agent pulling comps or through your online resources?

I bought my first house hack when I was 27 here in Los Angeles and on my second plus out of state rentals.

BTW if the property doesn't work as a rental than it doesn't work as a lease option either.

We had someone get a ticket and pulled the carts for the rentals, probably cost us between 5-10% of total revenue but it was more important for us to keep our carts than not have them for an extended period.$2 mm house or not you will have headaches with carts regardless and in our experience it's just not worth the hassle.my recommendation is work a deal with a local place you can refer them to and get a small referral fee from.

You can rent long term, but short term rentals would be hit or miss. do some homework on that market.

Some background I am retired and sold down some of my highly appreciated rental business assets in early 2024 and I will have around 1/2 Mill Capital gains for 2024 taxes.

Hey Jerell, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

This will help you research the Scottsdale rental market.

I'm looking to find a builder to potentially build a duplex on the parcel as a rental investment.