@Danae Pitcher I’m always surprised how few questions people ask when they’re getting to know us as a vacation rental manager.

People lost court cases when they tried to deduct short-term rental losses while being totally hands-off.

THat's easier to do than you might think: there are 42,000 zip codes, so there are a few hundred thousand people who are "top 5" at any given zip code.Hats off to you for starting to connect with an agent, but I'd wait to buy anything for at least 6-12 months as you build market familiarity!

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED ABOUT SALES IN 45 YEARS IN REAL ESTATEI, like most people, thought exceptional success in a sales field was due to a unique ability of an individual to somehow “connect”, “convince”, or “persuade” people to purchase the product or service the salesperson was selling.

You need to find people who WANT to sell.

Based on my experience I would focus on Facebook rather than other social media platforms such as Instagram, but its worth the shot to try an connect people from Instagram. 

I am always looking to meet new like-minded people!

Was a huge success and we literally had people moving in as we were punching out. if location is good you should be sitting on a gold mine.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

I personally specialize on the financing side of the house and help people get from where they are to where they want to be in regards to lending and financing these deals!