Our current society tells you to take shortcuts, which is why you end up with $75,000 in student loan debt, thinking it would somehow propel you to riches and glory faster.

They also cause a lot more moisture in the air, fogging up the mirrors a lot faster, which is annoying to live with.  

Low repair/Cap Ex and great potential appreciation.The one thing to keep in mind is which property is likely able to help you scale faster?

.- if you CAN live off other active income, you can keep reinvesting your rental income and build wealth faster. david green preaches this on the podcast a lot: find a job you aren't trying to get away from.

If Cash Flow is your goal, then Columbus, OH might help you get there faster, especially if you purchase 2-4 units small multi family property and rent it as mid-term rental.

As an example a one bedroom or studio apartment is going to rent faster than a 3 or 4 bedroom apartment.

probably, so your money locked up at 6.75% yield while if we get higher inflation causes mortgage rates to rise/cap rates to rise and stocks to rise even faster than RE. 

One day turnovers, volume discount on maintenance, faster maintenance response.  

The solution I outlined above is a cheaper, faster and more likely to result in achieving the outcome sought by OP. 

@James LauerThis is why all STR hosts need to ban together, the sooner we unite, the faster we can respond to these laws and fight appropriately.