To cover our expenses now, I work as an SEO strategist at a digital marketing agency helping law firms grow their number of leads using local and national SEO strategies.Lately I've been going through the BP "SMARTER course" and some of the webinars.

Look for properties priced at least 20-30% below market value to account for renovation costs and profit margin.

For the last 10 years, I've been living in Asia running a small marketing business I started from nothing to making $3-4k per month.

Current market value is between $9k-$10k per acre, so $540,000 to $600,000.My big question is I don't fully understand if/how I can use that equity effectively to help out with other BRRRR properties. 

Is it possible you are so far below market they can’t find anything else and that’s why they don’t want to move?

So, I came accross a short term rental market analysis report for the city of Fresno, and found a really interesting chart representing the seasonality of the short term rentals. 

Networking with local investors can provide practical advice and potential partnerships.Research and Planning: Start by researching the Asheville market thoroughly.

The market is always evolving and Mark is on the Front Lines along with his students.I felt an instant connection to Mark, he truly is concerned about his student's success, not just selling training material.I found Mark's community to be incredible. 

I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts they pay below market rates.

You're stacking risk factors - first deal, partnership, no existing revenue source, and making an off market purchase for the first time.