I have a mainly STR portfolio but we started a management company that has a half dozen full or close to full time workers because we felt that at the time the 3 STR’s we had was so much work we needed to either go bigger and outsource or stop because it was driving us crazy we also have basically 90+ percent occupancy year round and have check in’s and outs basically every day.

I just realized after trying the crappy driving for dollars app on the play store, that Google has a Timeline feature.If you have your map open and press Go, it will track where you went and you can go back and look it up later.While driving, you can click on the houses you find and "Save" them to a "List" you create which will show the street view and you can even add you own current photos.Who knew?

They are rarely on the market, but you could drive for dollars and network to find a tired "Mom & Pop" landlord who is ready to retire. 

My initial thought for my first STL was somewhere within driving distance.

Side note I have about 20K in credit card debt which is currently at 0% interest , and a 42,000 car loan , I know not the best for the situation I'm in but it is what it is I need the car to make money so it is also an investment as I'm a pizza delivery driver in the 1099 income would come from driving Uber .

@Annett AnnettWell Annett you can drive around and look for rundown properties and knock on doors.

Purchase price: $49,780 Cash invested: $49,780 Sale price: $60,000 Wholesale deal, found driving for dollars, 3/2 or 4/2 with upstairs area, New roof and newer HVAC.

I am looking for new markets (that hoping I can either drive or fly from NY) where I can legally do rental airbitradge …rent long term to place on Airbnb.

Naturally, the more ways to rent short-term you can find the better.I buy turnkey properties or directly form flippers and then have them professionally managed by super hosts, aiming to have as many of the 9 options in place as possible.The biggest issue I see when people speak about real estate is the fact that most people look at price and appreciation, not at performance and all the variables that drive or hamper performance.

Definitely hear what you are saying, however i suppose i am thinking more along the lines of trying to find a rental in an area where i can use as a base to  drive around and check out surrounding neighborhoods / locations for possible investment.