I doubt I'll ever get my back rent and damages back either, but I figure if they ever get their lives back on track or they win the lottery :-) I'll be in line to collect.

We bought our first beach condo on Seabrook Island, SC in 2020, simply to have a get-away in the midst of COVID.

Whether you would actually win that who knows, but I think there is enough meat on the bone there to dissuade them from pursuing it.

The third zone is one that is highly regulated, perhaps taxed at a higher rate, but has an established process for STR's and the risk of changes in the laws regarding airbnb or other OTA's is relatively low, simply because those conversations have already happened and the local government has decided that they are going to allow them in the area and have an established process for permitting, etc.

@Adam ShaThe only person that can properly answer this question is someone that analyses markets on a national level or someone that invests in all 3 of these markets.The answers you're going to get from everyone on this forum that falls outside of the above is going to simply tell you their market is the best market. 

I am trying to decide if this is a worthwhile endeavor.From what I have read, the main benefit is early access to MLS for purchasing homes and saving on commission costs while selling homes.This leads to two questions: - Is simply having early access to new listings worth $600, or is it only worthwhile if I plan on flipping and selling a property on my own?

The best cities I've done it in are actually the more expensive one's because there's more willing of a seller to let me buy deep(as they're likely owning the house mortgage free) and every fix I do makes more than a 1x on it simply cause of the neighborhood.

I would simply establish relationships with realtors and your investors. 

Just simply Follow our patented techniques and you’ll be sipping pina coladas on the beaches of Waikiki with Robert kiyosaki everyday .

In her second post, Jen mentioned that simply keeping the two already occupied units would cover the mortgage.