Before making any decisions, I recommend exploring neighborhoods in person, talking to locals, and doing thorough research to determine which area aligns best with your preferences and lifestyle.

-Are they aligned with an asset management firm/professional?

The rental market is extremely hot and many landlords are able to rent units quickly, sometimes within a day or two of posting.IMO, placement fees do not properly align owner and manager interests. 

Sure, the high hotel prices are ridiculous, but the motives of those involved in this ban are not aligned with motives of investors and those who want the free market economy to reach equilibrium by allowing competition.  

It's essential to strike a balance that aligns with your financial goals, risk tolerance, and market conditions.

we've been spoiled by having a group called fibi (for investors by investors) that was created a few years ago and has the same attitude and values aligned w bp's model. theyve grown several chapters over the yrs in so cal at least. there are one or two independently run ones w similr values n intent for the investor, but u have to search. u can find fibi on meetup.com. maybe ull be able to find similar in ur areas if u chk meetup.

Your goals again do no align with ours.  

This will make your life a lot easier when it comes to handling day-to-day tasks like immediate inquiry follow-up communication, guest check-in and check-out communications, keeping your cleaners in-sync with the turnover schedule, integrate multiple OTAs to align on finances and availability. 

There are so many ways to get started in real estate, so you need to try to figure out which strategy aligns most with your goals and skill-sets.

I want to start investing there.ThanksMilwaukee is a good market for investingMake sure you align yourself with a good team ( agents, property mgr, attorney , etc ) It seem from other posts you mention Orlando investing.