Depending on the amenities offered, and many HOAs in my market will also pay water bill, possible cable/internet, pools, hot tub.

Most others who got their checks first and then went to get repairs done found that their checks did not even remotely cover their necessary repairs.The longer you wait to make repairs, the worse the damage gets - wet things in hot humid weather grow mold FAST.To hire a public adjustor or not - most will say yes - I say, depends on the person.

I don't think building here is a bad idea, definitely a growth market, but not a HOT market at the moment either.

Lastly, make sure you are meticulous when doing your Due Diligence a lot of investors bought properties to flip at the end of the hot COVID market but now those homes are sitting on the market or were forced to rent them.

It's helped, but we're still considering adding a hot tub to boost our revenue!

One of those rules required the STR platforms to remit the San Antonio HOT tax directly rather than having the operators/hosts remit and pay that.

Same thing with what I am building in Charleston SC another red hot market with extremely limited inventory and no SFR goes for rental purposes.. those with funds to buy are still buying . when i built in florida starter homes that was and is a disaster.. granted I did not lose money but it was No way worth the effort time and risk.. so its market dependent. 

Any recommendation on hot spot location to search for properties for fix and flips??

Again, there are many vendors out there willing to hot shot to a property for $10-$20 depending on the task needed.

.-- If you're the lessee (and not the deed holder / owner): COH will require written consent by the owner to the use of their property as a        STR and to accept liability for taxes if the STR operator does not adequately remit Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) as per local                         regulations. laws—a responsibility most owners will be reluctant to accept.-- Expect a grace period of two months once the new regulations are enacted into law.