https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-become-a-hard-mone..Find a local mentor.

I'm working with some turnkey providers and looking at Detroit and Cleveland as my 2 main cities to invest in.

It will help alleviate stress and help me ease into finding the right fixer upper that is worth the time and money to invest.

We have landed on DSCR as our best refi option but are finding that the majority of DSCR lenders require 12 months of rental history which we don't have.

If yours is the only STR within 20 miles and there aren't any cities or larger towns within a 20-30 minute drive, you could easily run into trouble even finding a reliable cleaning person, let alone a full-service STR management company.I would also definitely take the time to find some comps on Airbnb in the same area as yours, with as close to the same bed/bath count as yours, and with the same finishes and amenities as you are planning to put in yours.  

And no small investor (those with a handful of properties) has ever been able to provide me with a situation where a properly insured owner has been successfully sued and not covered by the insurance.

We plan to help her find a nice multiplex to buy and live in as her first place.

@Shawn Mcenteer Interesting - any insight on where to find those lenders?

Hi @Frank Yaccarino finding a community of investors is a great place to start.

This question came up in discussion between an investor and a property manager in which the investor was complaining about the difficulty of running out of funds and finding it difficult to get a line of equity against investment rental homes.