I’d love to have real estate provide some financial freedom/flexibility and create a portfolio that I could eventually get my kids involved with and pass down to them, but I end up feeling frozen/stuck based on the factors above. 

Driving through it makes me want to buy everything in sight!

Other factors like management experience, Collateral Value, and Loan-to-Value (LTV) can influence how lenient the lender is with rates, etc.

It depends upon so many factors, that an attorney needs to spend time mapping it out with youGino

I don't know about Memphis but I also invest in Indianapolis and my property taxes went up 17% this year.Another consideration: Nevada has low property tax rates and is a short flight or long drive away.

Quartz is virtually indestructible, and you will get that "it" factor in an STR that you need.

AZ compliance on LLC is dependent on a number of factors including how many investment partners are in LLC.  ...

No one wants to make a six figure investment just to get shut down by the governing body for said neughborhood 4) property taxes are high so as long as you factor those into your underwriting and it still turns a profit, you’re fineMy overall thought is San Antonio is a wonderful market for STR as well as having the exit strategy to turn it into a MTR if need be.

Once you factor that in, your small loss is actually a bigger loss once you need to do any repairs or upkeep. 

I don't think you can raise the rent by installing it because most guests aren't going to be using it anyways and it will prevent guests from booking potentially because your price is higher than others.II say all this as someone who drives an electric vehicle.