Once he understands your file and you have his recommendations, its a very easy matter for him to look up the local state regs and statutes. 

Checking out Furnished Finder, Aribnb/VRBO (30+ day stays) and looking at sites like AirDNA (only for STR data) can be great ways to do some easy market research on your own.

My 250K tax benefit will run out before his lease does on the 2 of 5 rule, so it might be a good time for me to sell - and help him with a lower rate than banks can give while giving me income until he refinances.

^^ it’s definitely not as easy as people make it sound.

There are some complicated rules regarding the circumstances in which you can qualify for the STR deduction against your W-2 income. 

Easy fix, no big deal.

Reason being, that is more advanced strategy and it's very easy get in over your head quickly if you don't know what you're doing.

I can definitely tell you there's still a lot of positive cash flowing and 1% rule deals and you get amazing appreciation.

However, there are specific rules and requirements that must be followed to qualify for this tax deferral.In the situation you've described, your client wants to use a 1031 exchange to buy his mother's land.

Finding *a* syndication is easy as there are typically thousands of new offerings that become available each year.