If cities start doing regulations AND actually enforcing them then I see STRs becoming less popular.

We left California ( LT's are popular) for Washington 2 years ago and our lawyer here said LT's were a waste of time and money given state law in WA.

You can avoid massive headaches and costly mistakes through some of the advice and experience on here, there’s plenty of pitfalls we made that you can avoid by reading and asking questions.Cleveland is one of the best turnkey market and the most popular for investors because of high rental demand and low cost of entry, property prices are pretty inexpensive here.

Nashville is getting really popular but I'm sure there's deals to be found.

Here is a link to a very popular business plan software you might want to take a look at: https://www.paloalto.com/If you do a full on business plan it might take you several months (and a lot of coffee).

What are the most popular SMS services being used and I can try reaching out that way to stop the spam to my private number.

My wife and I have also been looking into the area and surrounding areas such as Waxhaw (popular growth spot) and a few others.

Duplex's and triplex's are not popular in this area so the classic househack option is out. 

Look for areas that are popular with tourists or have a high demand for short-term rentals. 4.

Start with listing on the two popular platforms.