I don't know Greg personally, but tends to be direct when I see him on the forums.

MTRs can offer a nice balance between the steady income of long-term rentals and the high cash flow of STRs without the constant turnover.In terms of locations, I've noticed that areas close to hospitals or corporate hubs tend to do well since travel nurses and professionals on temporary assignments often seek out these rentals.

I agree that the swarms of "my market is great, contact me for more info" tends to be the biggest problem but a lot of that will depend on you, the poster - as @Russell Brazil mentioned just hit the report button on posts and we can check them out faster. 

Lake Geneva tends to be fairly strict with their STR rules. 

And would love to understand anyone’s perspective on the differences or what they tend to prefer or look for.Thank you in advance!

Not sure they were worth its a few tended to peel up.  

Rates tend to be higher, since these aren't "conventional" loans that are going to be bought by Fannie or Freddie. 

These areas tend to offer slightly more flexibility, and depending on the size of the property you’re looking for, you might find larger units than in Portland.Also, as Scott mentioned, increasing rents in Portland can be a slow process, especially with the 10% cap or 7% + CPI limits, whichever is lower.

It always tends to complicate the case.

I don't personally deal with this issue with my postings, but I usually use a website called roomies.com and that is for people who are only looking for rooms, so I don't tend to get too much push back on that.