When I read about it and look for information online, it seems like additional rules and paperwork but I'm not sure about true and immediate enforcement.

Seems like the midwest is where your money will go farthest for that type of thing.

On weekends, late morning - late afternoon (11am-4pm) seems to get the best response rate for me.

I found a few interesting resources on this (linked below), and they all seem to summarize the same main steps:1.

I went with a more expensive hydrogen peroxide system. 2 months seems solid. 

I've had issues with this tenant in the past, as discussed in a previous post.Currently, I'm concerned that my tenant might have a drug problem, as he seems to never sleep.

I almost typed "independently" but there is a nuance stopping me from that, the very issue we're discussing.If the two of you do not have other STRs, as seems to be the case, you only have this one STR to draw the required hours from. 3 material participation tests to try:1.

There are specific cities/areas that seem more promising than others (such as Orlando, Jacksonville in FL, and Midland/Odessa, College Station in TX) but I'm finding it hard to pick one market to then resume my search for the right neighborhood and specific property.

He seemed like a standup guy.

I've been looking at AIRDNA and it seems like it could work if we get the right property at the right cost.