But I also want to add that I would speak to a local agent or even an attorney if you have questions, in case I am wrong, which happens often enough.

@Casey Hampton your local Housing Commissions should have websites that you can use to educate yourself.If you want someone to spoon-feed you, there are several S8 "gurus" that will charge you to basically summarize what you can learn on your own.

https://www.meetup.com/al-reia/Great group of local investors

From an Airbnb licensing perspective, it would depend on what your local municipalities allow.

Go to your local real estate meetups as a new investor and people will ask you what you do.

Jamari's local market knowledge was crucial in securing the property for $165,000.

My wife and I own about 25 properties here locally.

The "intent" of the law is to protect the innocent from criminals yet we've made the legal system so complicated that criminals are protected more than the innocent.If someone is caught smashing a car with a baseball bat, police can quickly determine they are not the owner and arrest them for the crime.

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum!

Since I am not local I am hoping some of the experienced investors can tell me which neighborhoods make for great rentals.