So I used to work for a basketball tournament that played in Washington IL every year and so I often visited that town plus Peoria. I have always been fascinated with Peoria, though I’m not sure how investor friendly ...

The tourism authority has had some good information in the past about how many visitors come to each island and, of those visitors, how many book STRs.

There are very few visitors starting mid-October and until around April. 

People care more about the appearance of kitchen appliances because they are in a public portion of the house as opposed to washer/dryers which visitors rarely see. 4.

Typically by the time it reaches the MLS, it is listed at retail value, and you're not going to get a screaming deal, although there are those diamonds in the rough and my team frequently does "fixer" deals off the MLS.

The people who never ran properties in B or C area always scream about how bad idea it is but you can make an incredibly profitable listing in those if you know how to manage it.

Every flip is like peeling back layers of an onion, but this one came with tears, sweat, and the occasional scream into the void.

I can see how Gatlinburg/Sevierville/Pigeon Forge has an oversupply (even though SMNP receives the most annual visitors per year of any national park and double that of the #2 NP)… though, from what we’ve watched in the last year and gathered from our realtor in Knox, both Knoxville and Chattanooga homes are still going for over asking price which would indicate an under supply, no? 

If your listing photos scream executive rental, their placement team may overlook it.

what you're proposing, while possible, is incredibly difficult and highly risky, and i don't know how you would do it completely remotely with no plans to visit or set up a team.i think i've said this in other posts, but there is tremendous demand for inventory right now among both retail buyers and investors.