I am staying in the primary residence, wife is moving out and keeping our single SFR out of state investment property. 

here's my latest review after 4 months.....First if you only have a few properties or just getting started with a channel manager stay far from hostaway.

1) If the property is nice, has the right amenities, photographs well, and is operated properly, you should do fine in Landers and Johnson Valley.2) I do think people looking to stay closer to the park are going to look at Johnson Valley further down the list but if it comes to it, they will book in Johnson Valley too and there are plenty of people who want to be as far away from other people as possible.

@Chetan Malik sounds like you have Class C and D properties.We manage Class C in Detroit, but do our best to stay away from Class D.Class C for us, goes down to a 560 credit score.

I would also recommend seeking out some mentors to help guide you.

Finally, if you're interested in MTR, look into sites that cater to travelers seeing longer term furnished rentals, like Furnished Finder or use Airbnb's 30+ day stay filter to see how much competition there is and what their calendars look like. 

Person B has a family and wants to stay AND add person C to the lease to help with rent so the family has some stability and doesn't need to move.

Here are some words of wisdom to guide you as you embark on your real estate investing adventure:Maintain your real estate investment education.

My strong advice is to stay off the web when looking for a lender, Nicole.

Ideally you have your own website as well for direct bookings and can put them on a Reviews page there.These are so valuable in this competitive STR market and will sway a traveler to stay with you or somewhere.For sure, start your own accounts on Airbnb etc and so you own them and this won't happen again.