I recommend speaking with a lender who works with local investors regularly.

You can also get way better deals from regular seller on Craigslist or OfferUp/Facebook...But a shop with warranty is little less risky if you aren't personally inspecting the unit.

While it's not unusual that places like Lowes/Home Depot will routinely offer appliance sales at 10 to 30 percent off year round,  you'll typically find reductions at 40 percent off during Black Friday.I tend to use Lowes/Home Depot routinely for the free delivery and also because I purchase using 10 percent off coupons and gift cards as payment.Some landlords will wait until January and pick up great used appliances from craigslist (replaced with Christmas presents of new appliances) but honestly, my days of picking up and hauling appliances around are long over!

So my advice is to make sure you factor those costs in and make sure you allocate at least 10-15% of your cashflow each month for maintenance and keep up with it.There is a local meetup the first Wednesday of each month that has about 100 regular attendees. 

Going to be listing a new property soon by Lake Winnisquam in NH and Im looking for some recommendations /referrals for photographers & cleaners that specialize in ABnb / vacation rental property listings.Ideally they would have a lot of experience with short term rentals for both since they are much different than residential house cleanings and regular real estate photography for MLS listing.Anything helps!

People who buy on a regular basis sometimes scoff at the larger than normal assignment fees.

Perhaps they have them blocked if you don't have a plan, though I think its more likely they're charging you.I don't routinely use text for business, but do once in a while.

We encourage HUD to follow the recommendation of the Federal Agencies and consider a de minimis exception for certain individuals.3 In their draft final rule, the Federal Agencies suggest that an individual who does not regularly or principally function as a loan originator, for example has acted as a loan originator for 5 or fewer residential mortgage loans in the past 12 months, is not subject to the SAFE Act.

They would take care of routine maintenance & collecting rent as well as helping you screen potential tenants.

I've actually got both types - regular local number and a local vanity number and it doesn't really matter.