Think it won't effect A and B areas--look at the BMW 7's and Escalades tooling around in the tough neighborhoods (they have more than enough money to spend).Forcing people to unknowingly house dangerous hard to deal with individuals (between prison sentences) is harsh. 

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In this way the land would be effectively free for the duplex units as it was aquired as a part of the BRRRR. 

The best way to price your listing effectively is to look up other comparable Airbnb/VRBO listings in our OBX market (size, bedrooms/sleeping capacity, bathrooms, town/neighborhood, proximity to beach/sound, pool/spa, amenities, elevator, etc) and price your property with competitive/similar pricing. 

I would try to find one l ou cally at first then select someone popular nationally. 

Got any cost effective general contractors or other Tips?

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Buying out of state forces you to learn all of the skills that you will need to scale, no matter where you are based e.g. delegation, hiring and managing a team, etc.In terms of selecting a market the most critical element is whether or not it cashflow.

You're buying the future cashflows of the property so a corporate signature McDonald's is going to trade for a similar CAP rate across the country, all other things equal ( term remaining, scheduled increases, NNN or Absolute, etc.)If you are looking at some kind of local single or multi tenant building, then your local market will have a larger effect to factor for likelihood of replacing a tenant should they leave.

I'm not sure how old you are but you must recall college life, particularly off campus living. just a few concerns:  furnished units have to be covered on your insurance which will effect your premium.you gotta be mindful of damages to the furniture in addition to the rest of the place. not everyone will havesticky fingers but be prepared for the occasional theft during transition at the student occupied units. the bedbug epidemic comes into play particular with the more traffic. again, its my coin. feel free to disagree.kudos,Mary