I am going to continue to analyze the market until I am absolutely ready to buy with ample reserves and more specific analysis on comparable properties.

I’ve never had this specific issue but mistakes like this are pretty common. 

There are a lot of good meetups for real estate investors in the area that would be good to grow your network and learn from others that are and have been in your shoes as a new investor, message me and I can share on some specific monthly meetups.Also sharing some multifamily data, this is Boston proper so it has an interesting trend compared to the rest of Massachusetts.

Are there specific states or locations you’re looking for?

@Julie Doke: Industry specific software speaks to you and you can easily relate it to your day to day process.

I will preface this with the fact that I have a legal background, specifically with estate planning and asset protection.

I also use their virtual credit cards which enables me to assign a card to a specific person, like the cleaner for my STR for example, so when she runs a charge, it automatically drops into the right account in terms of categorizing my expenses.

The committees have never said they'll require a specific form of evidence to show that you've rented the place for at least a couple of nights.

After I joined there was one very specific, honest review by Zach Harsh and boy did he get slandered for it.

If the tenant fails to provide proof, I would reach out to a local attorney about handling the lease violation appropriately, especially since Texas has specific landlord-tenant laws.