Even with PM it still takes more effort than LTR.Some may differ on this ranking and I do not have direct experience in all of these, but here is my ordering of most passive to most work for RE activities:Syndication, NNNNotesMF LTR with PM (per unit)SFR LTR with PM (per unit)STR with PMMF LTR without PM (per unit)SFR LTR without PM (per unit)STR without PMwholesalingflippingThe two at the top and the two at the bottom are the ones we do not have experience with.As you can see I have STR as more effort than LTR.

Regardless, make sure your city and neighborhood that you are investing in have different types of STR travel demographics.For example, here in Tampa not only do we have theme park and beach tourism (#5 ranked beaches by TripAdvisor in the world in 2021), we have educational tourism (one of the largest universities - USF and then UT), and also medical tourism (we have some of the best hospitals in the country especially for outpatient services).

@Kathy Henley I ask myself why I still live where I do, a city that always ranks top 10 most expensive in the us.  

Multiple offers, lots of buyers, and a WalletHub report just ranked it as the strongest real estate market in the country post-COVID.

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Combining various rankings, 3 out of the top 5 are in Ohio (where I invest).

Here's how I'd rank them from least to most investor friendly:1.

I then add the points from each category and rank the cities.

-Affordable homes-Ranked 32nd safest in U.S. per neighborhoodscout 2014 (ranking has gone down since then, but still a really safe area)-Area is surrounded by schools: elementary, middle, high school with several amenities.

I use InvestorCarrot for my website and pay around $2,000/month for PPC but my website also ranks high up on the first page in Charlotte, NC which helps for organic leads.