STR vs. LTR

[Ethan Tramel]

I am currently a college student looking to invest in real estate as soon as possible after graduation. Right now, I am focused on learning as much as possible about the industry. I have found books like Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene to be a huge help. I would like some opinions on if I should be looking into short term vacation rental properties or long-term rental properties. Right now, I am most interested in buying a house in Tennessee and working with a property management company to run it as a STR on a site like AIR BnB. Is this a feasible goal for a first-time real estate investor?