I will say that it helps to know the neighborhoods, as they change often, on the same street and quite dramatically.

And for anyone who says we have bad contractors, consider that every builder has a construction manager, who does nothing but keep jobs moving, coordinating between trades and monitoring quality.I am a die-hard real estate investor, so it takes me quite a bit to say this: given the remote burden on your ROI, maybe an S&P500 index fund will deliver you better returns for much less headache?

They are quite difficult to find on other property search engines. 

The main reason that I want to start this journey is financial freedom, I know its takes time for it but I see this as an opportunity for that dream of quitting my 9 to 5 job.

Real estate investing is something I've been wanting to do for quite some time.

The main reason is because local governments are getting quite aggressive trying to shut down STRs and creating new taxes etc for them.

Two questions for you:- As it seems like you've done quite a few 1031s I'm wondering if its possible to do a partial 1031?

We are quite rural but I have had 2 health care pro's ask about a long winter rental.

Close to the city.You know what, the senior realtor usually has good quite good info where to find such combination.

Construction Quality is key, there are some that are really basic, minimum code spec, and others that are quite high end, where it was built, on site or in a building and moved is not as important as materials and practices.