Barrier's to entry seem to be low, it's not too far for me to be able to drive down on a weekend, and returns seem healthy.  

Exceptionally few markets are overbuilt right now, at least markets with healthy population growth and other sound fundamentals.

Establishing a healthy working relationship with a reliable GC & crew is just as important as finding a good HML.

If it has maybe someone can direct me to the discussion    I just realized that Airbnb has now changed their platform - so rather than displaying a nightly charge for each property - they lump in all THEIR fees, plus cleaning fee - and any other fees and display that.   

It's usually a combination of the two.I'd be curious to hear how far below market they were and how much money you lost.For those looking to run like a business and build wealth, turnover is a natural, healthy indication you're doing things right.

I do not clean. 90% of the management is automated (currently using iGMS, Pricelabs, and Hostfully), and I actually haven't seen the house in a few months even though I'm local -- My goal is for most of my investments is to make them as hands-off as possible; I do not want to just create a second job for myself.

Is he healthy?

For example, what are some of the areas that are considered safe, clean and have good schools.

My job as a supervisor for a crew that is in charge of all new houses purchased we clean them out and get them ready for contractors.

But, you should have cleaned this up earlier this year so you'd be ready.As a sidebar, I would highly encourage anyone planning to do a construction (such as a garage conversion for ADU) to switch to a month-to-month lease with existing tenants leading up to construction.