if you want to buy a vacation house for your family, and you can afford it, and you'll occasionally rent it out - that's great, it's just not an investment. 

Quote from @David B Graham: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) other investment in Martins Ferry.

Over the next year, a modest 0.8% decrease is projected, indicating a potential cooling of the market.Norada Real EstateDespite high housing costs contributing to population shifts, the Portland real estate market remains resilient.

As far as PadSplit, you'll have to check city and county laws concerning the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a house. 

You mentioned you haven't purchased an investment property before or been involved with seller financing transactions.

The people that run these companies usually come from an "investment banking", real estate, or construction background.

Hey @Brett Baker, generally, any place with a great water view or directly on the water will bring more revenue.Of course profitability will all be based on purchase price and prevailing nightly rates in the area.If you find a cool 2/2 or 3/2 right on the water with a great view for 1.5m or a 2/2 or 3/2 house a block away for 600k, then I would look at the house over the condo.

FICO is 780+ and currently have 4 other investment properties including 2 STRs in the same market we are trying to close on in West Virginia.

Quote from @Jeff Calcaterra: We have a potential tenant new to the area who has gone through a paid background check, signed a background check authorization form, sent us a LinkedIn profile, sent an offer letter and says he is willing to send us paycheck stubs, but says he doesn't want us to call HR to verify employment because he is supposed to have found housing already.