As a community I think we should focus on helping people who have had their housing situation negatively impacted recover as quickly as possible.

Most people who invest internationally invest in short-term rentals and, unsurprisingly, that's what Mark is asking about.

Our mortgage brokerage works with real estate investors all across the country who face these same decisions regularly.

This just covers the basics: how many people, do they have pets, what is their timeline for moving?

It's an asset that will continue to grow as more and more people and institutions begin to adopt it as a safer hedge against inflation than precious metals. 

@Danielle B when buying out of state you have to know the people you will be working with. 

Most people who complain about Airdna overestimating their revenue think you can just list your house on Airbnb and profits will pour in (South Park understood this fallacy best). 

As my wife is a realtor, we’ve helped several people from Bigger Pockets find their second home/STR.

People you talk to will either love or hate S8.

I've narrowed down the best return for my money in this market to a 2 bed/2 bath (with top tier amenities) - about 500 total 2/2 listings.I'm finding myself a bit stuck when analyzing why certain properties are making so much higher than the average listings when they seem to have very similar locations, amenities, style, flow of home, beds/# of people they sleep, reviews, number of reviews, etc.