I would be concerned long term that STRs could go away in some of those areas.My 2 cents as always.

The time has come for me to start investing in real estate and before doing so i'm looking to build a strong and dedicated team of partners: agents, lenders, contractors and property managers mainly in the Cleveland area (but also open to markets within a 2-3 hr drive away) that already possess an excellent track record in their line of work and that value long term collaboration.

I had one short term rental that was granted a permit earlier this year and I have been operating it for months now as an STR.

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I am considering in investing in Single-Family/Multi-Family mid-term and long-term rentals.

Long-winded post, but I hope that this helps others.  

The president has zero impact on underwriting guidelines and  zero direct control of interest rates. in fact the fed has no direct control of long term rates that effect mortgage rates.

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for me, the ones that cashflow the most are the ones that I bought with 3% long term debt, they were new (low maintenance) and they are in high appreciating areas(just a bonus but does not impact cashflow).