If you own majority and are able to control hoa which comes with its own headache and not totally passive that can help .  

.- Strategic Location: Close to major commuter routes (I-495, US-29) and public transit (Metro).High Demand: Inventory in Silver Spring remains tight, driving competitive offers for move-in-ready properties.Diverse Market: A mix of young professionals and families ensures a broad buyer pool.

I use one unit as my primary residence and have been using the other unit as a mid-term rental (~1-3 month stays) to cover the majority of my mortgage.

So you're absolutely right from a PMS capability that some of the major players include Hospitable, Guesty, Lodgify, Ownerrez, etc. 

The majority of investors I work with after using this form more or less break even on the rental business which makes it a non event and very little impact to your debt to income ratio.

Not sure if I'm missing something.Look at it from a perspective of even if your tenant is sec8, majority of the time they still have to pay 30% of the rent.

For now all you are going to see is more of the same because the vast majority of inventory is being held by people with 4-sub 4 rates and they can't/won't want to afford elevated prices and 6+ rates.

Along any major road heading out of the city.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

For example, they lost a fairly major battle when they tried to argue that only licensed professional can manage short term rental properties.