. - I moved to Cincinnati ~2 years ago for work so I don’t know what areas of Cincinnati are relatively safe and would be ideal for renting out in the future because ideally I would want to keep this property long term and use it as a rental property.Any suggestions would be amazing.

This site is ideal for a number of commercial uses.

What are your creative ideas and best items you put in your STR that customers rave about in reviews or you think help get more bookings? 

Some of our owners still have very low rents but the average rent increase right now is $0 - $50.Improving the work order response time which is a factor of customer service.

Also looking for ideas on financing since I have $25-30k for down payment but if I can do it with less, that would be ideal.

Make your cash-offers, remodel/value add (ideally), and then cash-out into a fixed rate.  

Here’s how you can calculate the income requirement:Monthly Rent: $1,680Income Requirement Calculation:Multiply the monthly rent by 3 to find the minimum monthly income required:1,680×3=5,040Therefore, a tenant should ideally have a monthly income of at least $5,040 to comfortably afford a rent of $1,680 per month in the DFW area.

Looking for ideal ways to pay my PM. 

from @Bob BeachPost: Seeking Advice on Property Management Issues for Out-of-State Real Estate Investment from @Luca GianiI found them all helpful and passed them along to our customers who in return provide us with a lot of great intel on PMs across the US. 

We get a lot of intel and feedback from our customers across the US.