Personally I'd prefer a single family over a condo just because of the control aspect and HOA nuisance. 

I'd play that aspect up.Best of luck with this one! 

Can you all share insight on what I important aspects of property taxes I should be building knowledge on.

With the increased competition, it’s also crucial to prepare your listing to stand out and work to address buyer objections prior to going on market.

I think you need to weary about several other aspects with an STR. 

It’s crucial to invest smart, whether it’s in a triplex or a single-family property.

However, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of markets and the endless research involved.I’m reaching out to seek your guidance on how to take that first crucial step in my real estate journey.

While it is not certain, all aspects of investing have risk.  

Unless you are doing a serious amount of volume , both from a cost and performance aspect, it will make more sense to outsource.

If its a New Western deal though I am extremely dubious .. those require extra due diligence as the deals I see coming from them one needs to verify every aspect of what your being told.