We both currently reside in NJ, but are looking to make a move out to SC within the next year and want to have a few different connections set up before we arrive so that it can be as productive as possible. 

We both currently reside in NJ, but are looking to make a move out to SC within the next year and want to have a few different connections set up before we arrive so that it can be as productive as possible.

Even at 71-years old, I still work on every real estate project from beginning to end because in my past 55+ years in the construction business I never found a person who could manage a project, get it done fast, get it done for a reasonably low price and never found someone who had the ability to make the decisions to think like I think to make changes as projects move along e.g. should I change the heating system or keep it, should I paint the ceilings or are they okay, should I change to new double pane glass windows, etc.While you think you could meet with your crew to iron everything out you can do a so-so job, but later you will find that many critical construction issues were ignored e.g.

An opportunity has arrived for me to get the Airbnb world.

If you can find one with good critical thinking they will give you an honest opinion on property value and how good the investment will be.

The way I see it, the more experienced and succesful you become the fewer red flags you will have when it comes to home repairs.But let me be helpful anyways.Driveways, roofs, plumbing electrical, are some of the biggest ticket items, however, we have done enough flips to take care of these in a breeze.What still raises redflags for us, are critical foundation issues.

That's not to say that would come close to equating to buying one in Florida (where I live), but it drove home the fact that occupancy rate is a critical calculation in the AirBnB space.  

The latest attack on good landlords proposed in the New York Legislature:Forcing Rent ControlProposed bill would prevent a landlord from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent if their rent rose by the greater of 3...

Order things like flooring, cabinets, appliances, and windows VERY early on in the process to ensure they arrive on time.

The Austin-Round Rock MSA saw a change in median home price from $476,000 to $499,995 for a month to month increase of $23,995 and a 27% increase from the previous year.The following infographic and data is courtesy of the Austin Board of Realtors:Housing inventory remained at critical levels, 0.4 months for the entire MSA which is an increase from the preceding year which was 0.5 months.