What are some things to keep in mind, how does one do a background check, what are the laws regarding that (I'm in St Louis), any advice, thoughts recommendations etc is greatly appreciated.Thank you Since there are different regulations in states and counties regarding background checks I recommend you advertise your property via apartment.com. 

They can offer insights into vacancy rates, demand, and any local regulations you need to be aware of.

Understanding the local market, construction costs and legal regulations will be crucial to your success.

Ideally, I'd like to run a strictly mid-term rental operation, though I'm open to short-term if it make sense given the regulations here.

Hello, I’m pretty familiar with the tax liens regulations here in Alabama but I wanted to brush up on quieting the title.

Will they provide the systems, procedures, tax direction, making payments, insurance coverage, contracts, dealing with upset sellers and on and on? 

Understand Local Laws:Familiarize yourself with local landlord-tenant laws to ensure you comply with all regulations.

It is not regulated compared to your traditional conventional /FHA loans.

You might want to check out STR regulation below for Mount Shasta, CA first. https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/MtShasta/#!

Some takeaways from him:Treasury Regulations section 1.280A-2(i)(3) gives a couple of ways you can proportion the rental portion of a property--my accountant used square footage.Under section 280A of the tax code, common areas that you also use are considered part of your personal space and unfortunately aren’t counted as part of the rental space in the proportion calculation.