Best way to plug in fast: pick one clear goal for the next 30 days, share it here, and start analyzing a few deals each week so your questions get specific.

The travel in and out of the city picks up and activity drops fast.

Things are picking up, finally, here in Miami/Fort Lauderdale.

But I would suggest if you are small and the capital is low, pick four pillars on what you should be doing for marketing.

Does your end point include paying off your debt or do you plan to let the mortgage payments pay off your properties naturally over time?

A great place to start is with free resources — YouTube channels like Robuilt and STR University, BiggerPockets forums, and local Airbnb/STR Facebook groups.For property search and analysis, AirDNA, Mashvisor, and Rabbu are super helpful to understand comps and potential revenue.Most importantly, pick a market with clear STR regulations and start small so you can learn the systems (cleaning, guest communication, turnovers) before scaling.

The biggest mistake people make:Buying land first and figuring everything else out later.It should be the opposite:Get the home plan + utility plan + zoning approval roadmap first, then pick the land that fits.

I just thought I would post the link to the sale section rather than picking and choosing what I thought was the better deals. 

Foreclosure auctions are another strong source of investors and those are picking up again.

This would be done in a normal residential kitchen — no commercial appliances.I’m trying to figure out whether I should allow this or not, and I’d like to hear what others have experienced.Here are the key details and concerns:• Type of business: cottage-food style baking (sourdough)• No employees• Potential issue: customers picking up from the property• Main concerns:– Liability if someone gets sick or injured on property– Violation of “residential use only” lease language– Parking/traffic impacting the other unit– Increased wear/tear, fire risk, or sanitation issues– My insurance not covering business activity• Alaska does allow cottage food operations, but as the property owner, I know I can still be on the hook if something goes wrong.I don’t necessarily want to shut her down completely — it sounds small-scale — but I also don’t want to open myself up to unnecessary risk.For those who’ve allowed or denied similar situations:- Would you allow a tenant to run a small sourdough/baking business?