Have you found certain markets or zoning factors that make the process smoother?

They work well in areas with steady rental demand like suburban neighborhoods or cities with strong job markets​​.Considerations: Your property management needs will be lower, but rents may rise more slowly over time compared to short-term options.Short-Term Rentals: High Risk, High RewardAdvantages: Short-term rentals can generate significantly higher nightly rates, especially in vacation destinations.

Also, REITs are correlated with the stock market and with the RE market.

In this market, with interest rates and prices at where they are, they're usually not viable (i.e. don't cash flow).

It sounds like a single family house where you will be living in the house(personal use).Therefore, you may not be getting the tax benefits you think you are.Consult an accountant.I am not sure why your sister would agree to this as well, she is losing $170,000 in this transaction and she faces the possibility of you increasing her rent.You also have to charge market rent or close to market rent or it is all deemed personal use.

These were in the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach markets, but I believe this is a factor to consider in any market you're looking at. 

In the future I would like to run Facebook and instagram ads in a market that guest from.

You can arguably make it work in any market.

My custodian does not have a money market or similar sweep account to keep idle cash earning.

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