It has been on the rental market for about 55 days and the average in the area is supposedly 36.

@Abigail Kingprimarily off market although, i've started to engage on on-market deals if i think they will fitvery difficult to find

AirDNA – This is my go-to for market research.

What strategies have worked best for marketing midterm rentals in secondary or smaller markets like Portsmouth?

Focus on learning market trends, property valuation, and different investment strategies.

It's not illegal as far as i'm aware, However it only works because section 8 is so competitive in D.C, I imagine it might be a turn off to potential tenants in less competitive markets

It affects the marketability/value of the property. 

Thus more marketable.  

My son currently lives in the townhouse b/c he is going to school and works in the area.Since he is young and starting out in life, I would like for him to only cover the basic costs (taxes, HOA, utilities) just enough for me to break even (I believe that will put him slightly little lower than market rent rates). 

Each one with separate addresses and utilities.We originally put $585k of our own money into the project, and by the time we were ready to go to market in 2023 we were into it for about $2M (the pandemic really threw a wrench in our timeline and costs but also greatly increased the value).