Appreciate any insights — looking forward to learning from the group and sharing notes along the way.Hey Ozan, welcome to BP, you’re thinking about it the right way already because Zillow is fine for learning comps and deal structure but most consistent investors eventually layer in agent relationships, local wholesalers, driving for dollars lists, and just telling everyone you know you buy rentals because deals start coming through referrals.

I'd  like to eventually get into building multi unit properties in my area... thanks in advance for any information. 

For the STRs in San Diego, we converted them to furnished MTR in the off season and STR in high season.  

Eventually, they tire of moving and follow a more traditional investing route.

A lender who’s used to working with investors, an agent who knows the rental pockets you’re looking at, and eventually a CPA who actually understands real estate and planning ahead (not just someone who plugs numbers into software).

The notes I purchase at a large discount are typically (but not always) in default, and I attempt to modify the note into something the borrower can pay and that gives them incentive to make the payments and eventually pay us off.  

After some emails, eventually they restored my account.

For that matter, plenty of people who share a lease eventually establish their household systems but it's unhealthy- and everyone can't wait for the lease to end.I love your priorities, so I'll respond to each how a complete household system and a property management that does some sort of CPM tha supports this system serves these essential PM priorities:1) The Right People: a complete household system attracts the right people and repels the people that would cause problems (even if they have clean records). 2) Minimize Vacancy/TO: a complete household system is one where people want to move in and stay there for years and years, rather than merely stay there until they can afford to do otherwise. 

.- Private money: I’m actively learning how private lending works and what terms typically make sense for a first-time investor.My long-term goal is to supplement and eventually reduce reliance on my W-2 income, transitioning to part-time physical therapy while building a sustainable rental portfolio.I’d appreciate insight on:- Funding structures that make sense for a first-time investor- Whether portfolio loans are realistic for out-of-state rentals- What private lenders typically look for when working with a rookie borrower- How to structure a low-risk, lender-friendly first dealI’m conservative, numbers-focused, and interested in long-term lending relationships rather than one-off deals.

His girlfriend when I first met her had 5 people in what was a 1 BR, but an open loft had been converted to close to a bedroom.