I admittedly have not gone down the youtube rabbit hole yet to determine my comfort level. I

You need to let her know that you are worried about losing the place and your stress level is increasing with the situation. 

The ground level is a 4 bedroom unit that is used as an STR and has a private patio space that is only accessible by that unit.

The lower level is rented out with a Section 8 tenant in place as of Sept this year.

Depends on your comfort level. I

Poverty level is very bad: avg. median income is way lower than anywhere on the mainland and the official poverty rate is 45%, which is over twice that of Mississippi (which is the poorest US state and has a 20% poverty rate). 7.

Just picking one city or the other at the macro level is not the correct question to be asking.

I also attend international real estate conventions where I network and I learn a lot on what’s going on at macro level. I

In that situation you likely own 25% or less but have zero cash and can scale to a profitable but manageable level. I

Hi @Shane Huckstadt,Short term rentals are banned in unincorporated areas of Lake County at the county level. I