I completely agree with you.Relationship building + strong internal marketing is really what separates the consistent operators from everyone else.

In recent years, however, the region has begun attracting more attention from real estate investors looking at long-term demographic and economic trends.Several factors are converging at once: population migration from coastal California, tourism growth, infrastructure investment, and continued demand for housing in lifestyle markets.For investors evaluating new markets, the Coachella Valley offers an interesting case study of how regional economic forces can shape real estate opportunities.Migration From Coastal CaliforniaOne of the largest drivers of housing demand in Riverside County is migration from higher-cost coastal markets.Many households relocating to the Inland Empire originate from:Los Angeles CountyOrange CountySan Diego CountyAs housing costs in those areas have increased significantly over the past decade, inland markets have become attractive alternatives offering larger homes, warmer climates, and a different lifestyle.Population projections estimate Riverside County could grow from roughly 2.4 million residents today to more than 3.6 million by 2060, making it one of California’s fastest-growing regions.The Coachella Valley—home to cities such as Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, La Quinta, and Rancho Mirage—captures part of that migration because it offers a unique combination of lifestyle amenities and relatively attainable housing compared with coastal California.Tourism Remains a Major Economic DriverTourism is one of the primary engines of the local economy.Several major annual events attract large numbers of visitors to the valley each year, including:the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournamentthe Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalthe Stagecoach country music festivalthe Palm Springs International Film FestivalIn addition, the region has more than 125 golf courses, resort casinos, and extensive outdoor recreation opportunities.

Step 3 - Once you've shadowed and like what you saw, see if they're open to letting you intern with them for the summer.

Max engineered vs. residual: Max engineered is generally better — it provides a full component-by-component breakdown of what’s being reclassified.

Copy the "Guest" concept from STR.We now internally call tenants => "Guest Tenants".- If anyone has a better name, please let us know!

The argument is simple: if you can't run a deal in 10 minutes, you don't know your market well enough to flip in it yet.What 10-minute fluency actually requiresThree inputs need to live in your head before you open a spreadsheet: your comp speed (how fast properties are moving in that zip), your rehab cost range per square foot for that neighborhood and condition level, and your realistic ARV based on what's actually sold in the last 90 days within a half mile.When those are internalized, you can filter fast.

Hello @Edwin Varela,The platform has changed a lot since I last posted on this thread.I would recommend checking out the classifieds forum section to see if you're allowed to post international listings there.Hope this helps!

As with finding and getting good deals, it really does depend on one's own internal deal criteria and what their intent is with their strategy.I feel like Texas and other states see this a little more often if home values and prices rise super quick.

Health care travelers, interns, temporary employees are more likely. 

Sometimes a business technically fits what you’re looking for, but the timing or internal priorities mean nothing will realistically happen for another year or two.So the five-minute research step is really about figuring out whether the conversation is even worth having right now.Out of curiosity, when you do that quick research pass, what signals are you usually looking for first?