Your advice about using durable yet affordable furniture makes a lot of sense for mid-term rentals.

Im planning to 1031 exchange and pick a STR in blue ridge?

You look for good houses, get okayed for loans, pick the best changes to make, plan your money, put your place up for rent in a smart way, take care of the house, list on many sites, borrow again, and use the new cash to buy another house.

definitely pick a place where you can maximize your income, where you'll enjoy living or have strong ties, and where you can house hack.  

I don't want to pick on you but you recently posted about utilizing land trusts and Wyoming LLC's to purchase real estate in Arkansas and also posted questions  suggesting you were unclear on how general liability coverage works/ is issued for a $170K purchase. 

Hi @Erin KilloughWhen it comes to picking the area you want to invest in something I would recommend for you is this website.https://www.areavibes.com/Use this rating and classification system I have created over time to get an idea of the "Class" for the area - A class B class & so onHere is my rating & classification for each livability score.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below F

Do NOT use beenverified for this as it rarely picks up everything.   

Trash picked up? 

I hope AI evolves in the fashion of picking up on the anomalous.

I see you were considering several cities in Texas…what made you pick Plano for your STR?