I live in a town of about 100k people here in Dothan, AL, so STRs aren’t the most popping market.

I plan to manage the properties myself until it conflicts with my regular job.I would appreciate any advice on these markets to ensure success and connect with local investors.    

We are a massive appreciation market. 

My former experience has been with LTR and I'm currently focused on STR in E TN but interested in learning other useful strategies and expanding markets in later deals. 

Wayne market? 

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on the one hand, if you're happy with it, and you believe in this market, and this is what you wanted, great. the fact that you're asking the question shows that you're being thoughtful about it.with that said, it sounds like you're into the deal for almost $90K out of pocket, and so if you asked me if i would put $90K of my hard earned cash into a property to get $175 month, the answer is no. 

Just do thorough research on the local market and have a solid plan for managing the properties remotely.Good luck!

Are you in the market for contracting work, or are you doing your own projects?