It means we have to genuinely care about the RE industry and our local market by adding immense value to folks without expecting anything in return.Another way to attract clients is door to door.

Local laws can vary greatly.

Allan, great questions, lease options do work, but the reason you see so little clear info online is because the execution depends heavily on local laws + the operator’s systems.

So, it seems to me that my best buyers would be the Spanish developers and I'd check who's developing in the area because they generally want to do multiple projects in the same area for obvious reasons.You mentioned that local capital is currently quite constrained for raw land.

There are a lot of things that need to address for a PM company between compliance with the state, local rent control in a lot of your area you'll be covering, a lot of competition that is in your area, marketing/ads, and so much more. 

I'm getting ready to rent my single-family home and I need your local insight. 

I'm looking for someone local in the PGH area if anyone has recommendations for when the time comes in the next few months. 

Management was simple when I lived locally, and I used my own licensed contractors to keep pricing reasonable.

Make sure to check out local laws to see if STRs are allowed and if they have restrictions (like they can only operate 180 days/year or you can only have one STR).

Go to local REI meetups, join California-focused investor Facebook groups, and reach out to active flippers and buy-and-hold investors on different platforms or forums.