What is not helpful is the assumption that some responders made that the root cause is the PM's communication style was not to my "liking".

I am looking to dip my toes into rental property investment and find a suitable niche either in the Chicagoland area or Wisconsin (dells up to northwoods).

My goal is to build a data-driven tool that provides actionable insights into which neighborhoods and property types are in the highest demand, based on metrics like:Time on market: How quickly rentals are being leased.Property characteristics: Bedrooms, bathrooms, size, and amenities.Pricing trends: Rental rates relative to market demand and property features.Visual quality: Leveraging property photos to analyze the style and condition of rentals that perform well.The tool will allow users to:Pinpoint areas with the fastest rental turnovers.Understand what types of properties (size, price range, features) rent the quickest.Gain deeper insights into property presentation and amenities that correlate with high demand.Thank you in advance for your feedback.

This way, if someone feels rejected unfairly, you can show that your decision wasn’t based on any illegal discrimination, but on consistent standards applied to everyone.Alternatively... you could just ghost applicants but that's not always everyone's style lol 

With a teaching and leadership backgroud, I have an interest to help others write their programs or review their presentations to address every learning style.

i only see suitably distressed properties hit the MLS very occasionally. 

Both units are approximately 400 sqft, "yurt-style" cabins with large decks.

Applicant credit scores should be treated with a high level of care and should not be handed out when they aren't assured that you are locking them up and taking due care with private and sensitive data.So, many places, including the screening company we used for years before moving to a PM, provide a suitability score rather than the actual credit score. 

I think the biggest mistake that people make, is thinking that investing in STR´s is some totally different style of real estate. 

I agree with @Jonathan Greene that the question is vague, so my advice will have to be as well.The short answer: MTRs are real estate, so just like all real estate, any place that can long-term-rent cash flow with increasing jobs/population can be a suitable site to purchase.