The main house tenant did not like the STR part(after they already agreed to it), after the renewal we made both STRs and it's one of our best income producers(on a % basis).There's quite a few areas for this-- Virginia Beach, Garner, Zebulon, Pooler, Georgetown.

It's used to determine the cost of producing a product or service, and is a key tool for businesses to remain competitive and profitable.

Many so-called "income properties" don't produce nearly the kinds of returns we see advertised on the internet. 

A few quick items:Red flags / tips:- Seller not willing / able to produce a written lease.

On the other hand, you build wealth by having income producing assets.

@Dave Foster points out other structures as well with more control, yet still produce attractive passive income. 

I don't know.So for $56,000 dollars down plus (an estimated) $7,500 in closing costs plus another $5000 in furnishings, you get an asset that produces about $500 dollars a month. $68,500 / $500 per month = about 12.4 years to get back the intial investment.  

for example "the us and Taiwan lead in....." no, it would just be Taiwan, the US produces diddly squat in contrast to Taiwan or, really anywhere for that matter, measuring domestic production vs domestic production.

So while they take their management fees, their incentive to produce is nowhere near what I would like. 

The articles conclusions MAY be self serving - we need to look closely  to perceive any motivations for WHY the writer is producing the article.