I get a lot of applications from out-of-area people, typically moving from another state.

So if you see a foreclosure, it's not a typical thing, and the people involved are not typical. 

My name is Wes and I live about an hour north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Looking to get into real-estate investing with long term rentals, BRRR, and House hacking.Currently looking to also find other other local people to chat to about real-estate and how to get started in our currently price inflated Ontario market.Let me know if you're in my area!!

And the split is whatever you decide on. 50/50 is what a lot of people usually do.

Your right there buddy, freaking LONDON, literally a "bucket list" destination for people the world round.

For a vacation rental, I could see people thinking they look dirty / streaky. 

I already have proof of concept in Raleigh as Ive talked to multiple people (including the agent Im working with there) saying airbnb-ing rooms is a cash cow there. 

I would closely monitor your competitions pricing to see what is working for them.Vrbo has built in tools to monitor when people are searching for specific dates.

New York is hard to evict people and you'll end up spending more time and money doing it yourself.

Many people just transfer the deed and NOT notify the lender.