I manage my own properties because of all the horror stories out there, so I'm definitely biased, but - I would lean towards the little guy who doesn't pretend to know everything - it may cost you less to have him refer you to actual specialists if you need them & not have his fingers in every pot.

I like San Antonio, but I'm biased ;-) Lots of good stuff going on down here, and not quite the barrier to entry as some places.

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Your biggest question shouldn't be WHERE to invest, but HOW you will invest!

As a strictly multifamily investor I admit my bias, but, for me the biggest factor is the ability to scale up to a size that allows for truely passive investing and having a professional management company do the day to day work.

I will be bias here.... but if a recent grad came to me and was honest about knowing nothing of construction but had the want and will to learn, I would find something for  him/her to do in my company.

And in some cases some of the positive reviews are biased since I've had vendor's email me to give them positive feedback before a job was done b/c they were so close in winning "vendor of the month".

So in my biased opinion I would do STR if you have a tourist market or commercial if your looking passive long term.  

Of course people have biases but thats where "numbers" come into play - big emphasis in future trends.

If you invest for cash flow you would keep the property and putting a mortgage on a property you intend to keep should not require you to wait.I am pretty biased towards turnkey investing because I like the fact that the TK carries the risk of the renovation and when they offer the property to me it's basically a "sale by owner" and I can verify the value (together with the lender) by getting an appraisal and an inspection before closing.If you look for appreciation, the state of the market might play a role.

I may be bias, but day 1.