For starters, I recommend to begin with a single family home or if you are looking to start locally, do house hacking. 

Since house flipping has become so popular over the past few years, it's never been more critical to give your projects that extra *POP* that homebuyers will notice as they're swiping through Zillow. 

The rental demand in the area has been consistent, and duplexes offer the flexibility of house hacking or scaling into multi-family investing over time.With your experience in construction and remodeling, you’re already ahead of the game—fix-and-flips or BRRRR projects in Kansas City could be a perfect fit for you. 

Hey @Max Smetiouk, so we have a pretty rural lake house.

Some apartments are open to "corporate" housing.#5  Airbnb -  Do NOT mention "airbnb".   

So I would suggest keeping your STR property geographically close and doing as much as possible to keep your profit% high as possible.As far as the actual house you use, I would just say - be honest, be fair and strive for the best area, most amenities, cleanest house, best communication, and any other extras you can get.

Also, as long as the house appraises, taking broker commission and using it against down payment and closing costs means lower cash requirements for me which increases my CoC returns.

The current status of the market is low end rentals land lords that let the houses look like crap. 

If not, you’ll need to resolve these liens, which could complicate the investment.Current Occupants: The family living in the property could be protected under Massachusetts’ tenant and housing laws.

These days too many people have too little coverage in case of a rebuild so you do want to make sure you understand the true cost of a total loss.