I am so grateful to learn that there is a community of people who have walked this path, are walking this path and have found their own success and manifested their greatest dreams and desires!

Are there any recommendations from anyone who have found certain news sites or data sources to extract data from that has helped them understand the current market landscape in their target area?

I personally go out of my way to be easily found, particularly by brokers.

However I found that many buildings also had restrictions on MTR such as limiting number of units that can be rented in the building or even requiring HOA Board approval of potential renters.    

I have found it very helpful to have their parents co-sign on the lease agreement too.Rent by the room house hacking is not sexy if people do not "get it".

I found the strategy to be less intensive than short-term rentals, but still challenging at times because there is more turn-over than long-term rentals.We make roughly 20% more on average in rental income with in being a Mid-term rental.My advice for picking a strategy is just to pick ONE and go ALL IN on that, so you can scale it. 

What we've found (our opinion):Virtual Assistant (VA): great for task-based work, but they won't care about your company, clients, etc.Remote Team Member (RTM): COVID allowed many to work from home.

I believe success can be found in any market, happy to jump on a call with you to chat about joining eXp Realty which is the most revolutionary brokerage in the world (Literally!)

Yet I have found my first investment property that I am willing to make an offer on. 

Bob and Frank - just found your posts here.