After talking to my guests and understanding their needs, I shifted my approach.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Since you're open to markets beyond NYC, you might want to connect with local investor meetups or REI groups in those areas to build relationships with agents, wholesalers, and lenders who understand the nuances of each market.If you're looking to break out of analysis paralysis, maybe start by narrowing down one or two target markets and running numbers on actual deals.

I would look for an experienced agent of my own who understands what is standard for your market.

I hope this helps you have a better understanding. 

And I understand that there is a person here on BP that started a meetup for St Joe, but I have not seen them posting it lately..

I have a referral I can send you, I recommend going with an individual with experience in co living rather than a traditional company who doesn't really understand the model.

They don't take time to understand the business and work with their PMC on solutions.If you'd like to understand more about all this, DM us.

This is completely understandable that folks don't want to move around in the cold/ winter.

That is subjective though - I just advise my exchange clients to understand that number and understand their exposure.