Pat, 30 min one way is already too long, as the tenants need something when they get home, meaning at the traffic time, so your 30 min drive can become one hour easily.

Yes, traffic on and off the Island can be rough in the busy season.

Personally speaking I thing LI is super over valued and there's a ton of traffic.

But the traffic pattern and overall customer interest that a listing received can be used as a very good proxy to distinguish between a "turn key luxury unit" and a "fixer upper" too (I bet redfin/zillow is already incorporating that into their models as a signal).

STR's can certainly work in Salem, but are location dependent (ie being in the city for the university or state traffic vs out in the country for wine tourism).

They will list your rentals on high-traffic websites such as Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads, Dwellsy, RentalSource, and more.

Take into consideration if it is a prime location or if you have an anchor tenant that drives in lots of traffic then you can increase your rent/fee.

If they allowed people to rent by the room, you would have too many cars, traffic, and make the neighborhood look dumpier (you can't tell a tenant who has a crap truck not to park there).

I need to find a better solution for both concrete paint/coating for high-traffic areas and flooring (I have had tons of issues with LVP with water from entrances and separation and unlocking), and I want to know if it is worth spending the extra money on metal roofing due to its durability.I look forward to hearing about your experiences!

I am in Cincinnati, the most traffic for traveling nurses in Ohio (I only know that because of Bonnie Low, lol) let me know if there is anyway I can help!