The answer is relatively simple, it's landlord fatigue.  

Hey Hey @Veronica Mitchell - The most simple advice is to follow the CTA trainlines.I personally love the South East Corridor of Chicago which has Bronzesville, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore.That area will continue to be gentrified because you have the lakefront and CTA trains.Others mentioned NW along the Blue and West along the Pink, Green, and Blue lines.

Hey friends, I'm an agent in Daytona Beach and I locking in my first short term rental listing.

Now, seems like a simple task- take the old door off and put a new door on.

IME with due respect to architects they are not generally necessary for simple remodels.

The idea is simple: purchase a property, live in one part, and rent out the rest to offset your mortgage or even generate profit.

This means you may need to put more down on one home so it pays for itself.Here's Coach Carson explaining the simple concept in under 20 minutes.

Google the term UBIT.Tom Wheelwright has a chapter on why you don't want to do this in his book Tax Free Wealth.

I was using Cozy and it was super simple and easy to navigate.  

It's not simple, sorry.If you have not closed, consider tax mitigation strategies such as a 1031 exchange.