Once you identify this, it will be easier to decide what investment you should buy. 

Markets closer to your back yard are easier to get started in.

Bigger markets do offer more data and comparables, which can make your initial analysis easier.

I love smart locksNot only does it make it easier for the tenant, but it makes it so much easier for you as a landlordThe worst feeling is showing up to the property to check something to find out you forgot your key lolBeen there, done thatFor smart locks I control the codes.

This is much easier money than trying to pursue you in court. 

. $75k is a little easier to find and slightly lower rates/fees. 

An STR will look every bit as good as it did when it started - because it has to.Not only that but it is much easier for property managers to get repairs reimbursed when a guest damages something as an STR as opposed to when a long term renter moves out and outside of the security deposit, good luck. 

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

However, it is significantly easier to find a SFH that checks more of your boxes.

Our current agent is the only agent who has suggested that we try to sell them separately since selling them together didn't appear to work.On the other hand, maybe prospective buyers are waiting to see how much lending rates decline in the next few months and what happens with the Costa-Hawkins proposition on CA ballots this November.