I’ve had a good number of successful investments in my 47 year real estate investing career, as well as more than a few bad ones.  

Now, some people will say "I don't need a coach"...but everybody that is successful has a coach or mentor or whatever you want to call it - they have someone!

Amar,It's aways great to hear the positive feedback and success from being a part of the Bigger Pockets community. 

Quote from @Michael Gibis: Looking forward to connecting with the Bigger Pockets community to learn, share, and build relationships for successful investor endeavors.I have had a long term rental and would like to learn how to grow my portfolio. 

have you done this successfully out of state before? 

I've had pretty good success with them over the years, but every now and then you will find one that drags on forever and then goes to foreclosure or just crashes. 

Waco is a awesome starting point as it has high rental demand, and you will be set for long-term success by expanding into Dallas as you get experienced.

Needs to be unique, designed well, photographed well, etc. etc.The STR market here in Colorado is saturated, but I still have clients in the last year buying at elevated prices, at elevated interest rates, that are killing it because they follow the playbook for Airbnb success in 2025.But if you're trying to start a run-of-the-mill short-term rental at this moment in the STR lifecycle, just plan to make marginal cash flow at best.

If you’d like, I can share how investors are successfully running the BRRRR strategy here in Memphis and what those deals look like in real numbers.

Quote from @Elvin Santiago: How successful have you deal BRRRRs been lately?