Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

On the topic of building inspectors, make them your best friend.

(I ended up getting my real estate license last year as a side hustle too) because I was dead set on flipping/building homes.

.## Financing OptionsFor Hard Money and Private Lender financing, it's crucial to build relationships with local lenders.

You have to find a zip code that has a prevalence of multifamily and a pathway to build multifamily.

On a positive note we did build a new house to the specifications of a specific tenant. 

Also 4th quarter of last year Packwood and county officially did discuss potentially regulating STR's by either limiting numbers or adding a tax to cover increases in local services that are needed. 

@Chris Babb,I have moved in to the Build to Rent field full time. 

I assume a higher upfront cost as far as land purchase and the actual build but you would have a brand new house, instant equity and hopefully maintenance free for quite a while.

Commercial Revenue Generating properties like office buildings, apartment buildings, retail centers, etc (banks call it "CRE" lending) are typically evaluated from their net operating income, not gross.