I am located in Venice, Florida and I'm in an area where vacation rentals are a popular choice.

Rochester is great for investment and the prices are decent to get a duplex (4 bed, 2 bath min total).One concern though, when people who are not contractors say they are good at home improvements, they aren't usually as good as they think and their value isn't higher, it's actually lower because of unpermitted renovations or personal cosmetic choices.

If you can pay less than rent, and if you have sufficient reserves, that's the way to go. 

But consumers are definitely seeing more choices, and affordability is improving due to lower interest rates.” — Lawrence Yun, NAR’s Chief Economist

If there is so much money invested in DST's, can one reliably say that sufficient number of investors are profiting?

Alot depends on material choice and design complexity. 

Hi, and Welcome to BP to answer any questions you may have I would have to let you know that Ohio is a good choice to look at investing.

Entering into a contract knowing the costs is a choice you make.

This increase in inventory gives buyers more choices, but it also means that competition among sellers is heating up.

The way to avoid this is to have sufficient reserves.