A great starting point is to look for growing cities with strong rental demand.

I’m in the city of Los Angeles with the toughest laws.

We've now both retired from 6-figure W2 jobs.Lifestyles Unlimited is based out of Houston, but has offices in several cities.

I'm wondering if the same lenders who financing STR's would consider Padspits.You may want to check this, but I would imagine that renting via Padsplit would be considered as a STR which have been highly restricted in the city of New Orleans, and the only way you can get a permit recently is to also live in the property.

This site says it's for travel nurses, but their users come from all walks of life and it's growing daily. go to https://furnishedfinder.stats and enter the city information.

I on one hand focus on local politics, because I can have a relationship with my state senator, assembly person, mayor and city council people. 

I'm Linda from New York City, passionate about real estate investing for some time now.

Water has been off since May according to the city and all plants dead.

Lesson: in a pro-tenant law city especially, don't do illegal things, don't have fire code or safety violations and if you ask someone to leave, follow all local laws.

The city is very open to this setup, with a clear permit process: $500 initially, plus a $100 inspection fee.