I am a landlord with 1 rental property in Philadelphia, 1 in Washington DC, 1 in Florida, 1 in Ohio and 2 in California[Discuss how the properties are titled.

Property values only going up up up for decades. 

House Hacking with a TwistRent out rooms: Even though you're living in the property, you can still generate income by renting out spare bedrooms.

You really have too many things working against you on this particular property.

I think my property would be a good fit.

I would only encourage you to switch your property to an STR if you really want an STR.

However, I was lucky enough to be put in contact with our area hospital's HR Recruiter who has had a few of their corporate employees stay at our properties.

Quote from @David Mancia: My Name is David Mancia, and at the end of last year I finally took the plunge and decided to contact RTR to buy my first out of state property, and I was contacted by Ms.

I'd imagine at that cost you'd either be buying just a shell of a property or raw land.

I stopped taking on any more properties where I would be theProperty Manager.