Also, I use professional underwriting and follow regulations and best practices.

There are also more regulations in CA, if you want to stay there for your first property, which is another reason I mentioned looking in another state and thinking about long distance real estate investing. 

The low end was a little lower a few years ago, but the government changed regulations regarding more efficient water heaters in 2015, resulting in higher prices for water heaters.

It depends:On propertyon locationon amenities on viewon management type on local regulations on purchase priceon interest rateon downpayment probably some other stuff too.You can still make money if you make smart decisions.It's not like shooting fish in a barrel anymore.

A big one with a ton of information regarding the process of brokerage/law/national law/etc, and a small book of Rules and Regulations directly out of the State Legislature.STUDY THE SMALL BOOK AND UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARD AND FORWARDIf, during the class, they tell you about certain statutes in that book, highlight them and revisit them.

There's really not enough info here for a direct answer, BUT lenders counting income from rentals is an overlay, not a regulation.

Vacasa Guestworks(partial MGMNT model) says their fee of 12% is almost covered by the fact that THEY will pay the Airbnb host fee   Also they will handle the tedious filing of monthly taxes as required by my city/state regulations  I’m not scared at all to handle the online listing and am not keen to pay their 10-12% fee.

I think MD is one of the only states in the US that does not regulate PM ..

You can't move forward on ANY strategy until you know what regulations are going to apply to your property.

Their job is to ensure that the paperwork and inspections etc are completed in accordance to Federal, State, County, Realtor Board and Broker laws, regulations and rules ..