Once you've identified your market and where you'll be purchasing to house hack (or if you'll do it out of the home you're in today) you'll be off to the races to start your journey.

Start attending local real estate meet ups in your market.

Combine this househacking with joint venturing on some commercial property around the same market (5-20 units) with a few other investors that compliment your skillset and viola, you will obtain 30-50 units in 3-5 years. 

Despite the national single family home market reaching record values the 7 markets in the article are still valued below their 2022 peaks.

Best there is at navigating the complex landscape out here and helping you make the right purchase to be competitive in the STR market. 

What market?  

A bank, or credit union, or anyone issuing a mortgage, can earn 5% interest from treasury bonds, or a money market account.

The most conservative way to break into the investing market.

They stated that the “market rent” came lower than expected and tried to tell me that market rents in the area justify $1300, which that’s just what I “accepted” on paper from the tenant.

The market currently not supporting our initially projected sales prices.