Ideally, I’m looking for areas with a mix of:High occupancy rates for STRs (Airbnb or VRBO),Solid potential for appreciation over the long term,Investor-friendly regulations on short-term rentals.If anyone has experience with markets that fit these criteria or knows areas where STR is thriving with good investor laws, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

My suggestion is to look for someone with a strong track record in investment properties, ideally someone who has successful investments themselves.

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Ideally you have a contract in place that spells out what happens if you split up or one of you dies?

Cashing out isn’t ideal, because you’d be paying taxes and penalties.

And try not to over idealize like A class neighborhood/new build. 

Whatever cash is going to be used for the entity should ideally be in the company accounts for 60 days.

If you're purchasing a house to flip vs. rent, then the ideal property might look completely different.

Ideally there'd be second factor requirements on any transfer, and especially "suspicious" ones (as defined by an entire team of people who monitor that sort of thing).Cookie theft and other takeover scenarios are a thing.

With all new utilities being right off the I-44 and exit 153 makes it ideal.