But even still, SFH can be bought on rental income with DSCR loans and having an account come with the property would definitely increase the value and income generating potential. 

Do you believe in it’s mid to long term growth potential?

Quote from @Reeti Peshawaria: Hi, I'm in the process of learning about short-term rental investments and analyzing potential markets, but I’ve hit a major roadblock: understanding local regulations.

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But it's not for everyone, especially the weather.Regarding starting a PM business, I would want a less mature market that has a lot of growth potential.

It checks all my boxes for potential.

Correct - Track all your income and expenses.The bookkeeping will determine whether you are profitable or not.it will also be good to compare from year to year your income / expenses to see what expenses you can potentially try to limit.I.E.

The agent puts a lot of time into finding and showing you potential properties.

Possibly but the problems I’m having stem from having too many cooks in the kitchen already so to speak, and failures of what is supposed to be seamless transitions among different payment systems, so I’d be worried that adding another layer of complication, more entities and more software could lead to more potential failure points.

Residential subdivisions, while potentially less complex, can be hit-or-miss depending on local housing trends and the cost of infrastructure development.