These are features like online renter payments, tenant portal (for payments and work orders), help keeping track of work orders, tax reporting features, and accounting functionality.

For investors, would earning passive income through property cash flow (without actually owning the property) be appealing?

If you move to NYC, focus on maximizing your earning potential while investing in affordable out-of-state markets with strong rental demand, like San Antonio or Indianapolis.

Maybe it's in my head but sometimes there are two LVP advertised online with the same thickness, but in real life one feels obviously thinner/thicker.

Normally, you need to earn no more than 80% of the area median income to qualify for those programs.Speak with your banker or broker and good luck!  

My suggestions:* Requiring code compliance and safety equipment is absolutely valid and should be part of the regulations* Requiring owners live within 15 miles is not necessary since poor hosts whether they're local or distant will violate the 3-5 warning system and earn a suspension.

You add your coverage yourself online and can see all your properties listed on one screen to manage them.

I also recommend a bank that has local branch that you can go into vs having it 100% online.

For that reason (& other reasons like no one was meeting even online), I started Real Estate Rocks. 

My appointment is with the same lawyer (Jarom Bergeson) .. and I sent him a list as well of options that I found online to get his opinion on the best structure.