This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

The majority of people I talk to are actually pretty knowledgeable and are in a position to invest.

. * when I say private lenders I mean true private lenders; people who lend to you becuas they know and trust you.

Tell the people you interview the address or just the area and the property details (so they don't look up current rental info.)

Heather,New headline for your STR: "Awesome place for hearing impaired individuals"That said, IMO every guest would complain, give you low ratings, etc. 

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

Typically I find after I've owned the home for a year the cost of a home warranty isn't worth it and I can find people to do repairs at a pretty good cost.

People often skip this and get denied by the bank.

I'm reducing the footprint and repricing.... finally a smart person. our floorplan for each unit we build is 668 sq ft and 2 beds for that exact same reason. people that Aren't in cheap markets don't understand. in columbus we face appraisal issues if we don't keep it as small as possible. 

People are running amuck with this financial freedom crap.