So any appraiser will tell you to prioritize location, usually 1-2 miles max and ideally under 3-6 months.

Three are audits I dealing with right not that the IRS is saying hours before renting out do not count.

If I could build more and keep this one, then that would probably be ideal...

Some non-HOA neighborhoods can be sketchy/not ideal for short-term rentals.

@Charlie Brown, I'm not super familiar with your market specifically but I think this strategy works anywhere:- Find a boutique, niche, ideally aging broker/brokerage in your market, and start adding value. 

Ideally it matches the name on the booking and the credit card.

Ideally I will be using a 5% conventional loan and will be funding the DP+ closing costs myself.

At least with a Conventional loan, where there will not be any prepayment penalty, or any issue with having a 2nd lien behind it.Strategically, if you are going to keep this property and want to get a heloc, then ideally you should refinance BEFORE getting the heloc.

Depending on the exact location of your duplex, this could be an ideal opportunity to rent by the room, particularly given the area's demand from hospital systems and Case Western Reserve University students who are always on the lookout for housing.

We have yet to have an investor who wants to put an airplane in their rental but niching down and designing for your ideal guest is certainly an approach that we take to help investors and host see success in their markets.