I'm here in Toledo and have my rentals here as well.

I found the same thing as a guest as well.  

Sacramento metro by contrast is more friendly, and there are some areas we target here that do very well for STR.

And it goes well beyond that.

This method allows each partner to defer capital gains tax on their portion of the property.It's important to perform the "drop" (distribution of property to partners) well in advance of the "swap" (sale or exchange) to comply with the "held for investment" rule.

If you are ultimately looking for a mostly hands off solution you have options there as well with single family turnkey.

If it would concentrate on rent collection only and do it well, it might be okay.

I've been working as a construction manager for years, as well as my partner, so we are not completely unfamiliar with construction, subcontractors, etc.

Drilling a well or building out a septic?

Thought I could set up an SDIRA and use this to get started.