Join a local real estate, investors association or landlord group.

If investing locally isn’t an option and you are looking for other cities to invest in, you might want to consider Columbus, Ohio.

For the amount of people living in the unit/house/etc. you should check with the city/state/local laws for this since that will be your backing to say yes or no.

It means your communications, local bank, etc., all at risk. 

Regulatory environment.Landlord-tenant laws, STR rules, zoning, and tax policy directly impact your returns and long-term strategy.

Real.And when that $70K is paid back over time through monthly payments that mirror local rents, it turns into predictable cash-flow.

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. 

A lot of landlords use similar renter requirements though.When you get inquiries, be sure to pre-screen the renters by asking if they meet the requirements for income, credit score, or whatever else you have before scheduling showings.Be sure that you are complying with local, state, and federal laws.

They should change the voting laws so people with more property get more votes I'd be in favor of the amount of votes a person gets being directly correlated to the amount of taxes they pay.If you pay $0 in taxes, you get zero votes.

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).