Ask the city/county for their STR rules.

Hi Andrea, my wife and I own a Short Term Rental in West Michigan so I would be happy to answer any questions you have on how to analyze the property, what you should look for in a property and what questions to ask the county. 

Which counties/areas per your analysis is best for cash flow, appreciation or both?

They still all use standard HUD forms though l imagine.I'm curious is it federal,state or county legislation that creates changes between HAs?

Where are you looking, what city/neighborhood/county?

I feel that there aren't many courses due to areas of the county being different.

In my area Albany NY/Saratoga County NY, it seems as though even private sale $10k is the absolute minimum!

I recently participated in the Howard county tax lien sale and have a property that I can now start the foreclosure process on.

If you go to your counties property appraiser website, you can find the process and forms.

Most think they invest in a B, but it is really below median, so a C plus or even C minus.If you want to know if your neighborhood is slipping, track the median price of that municipality/neighborhood against the median price of the metro area or State if you want to Zoom out.Here is an example: Wauwatosa (blue) has been outperforming Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and the US.