Tommy,Check out PropWire - https://propwire.com/searchIt's a free data source and you can pull a list of vacant lots by zip code, county, city, etc.

This article talks about the area being saturated with STR'S and city council looking to double the lodging tax.https://pagevalleynews.com/lodging-owners-speak-out-against-proposed-doubling-of-lodging-tax/

Sometimes tenants abuse "free" power by running the AC with the windows open and so on.

Now, we live in a SFH and rent out separate parts of the house to travel nurses.Interestingly enough, even though Hagerstown isn't a vacation destination, our STR and MTRs get a ton of traffic.If you'd like to talk more feel free to reach me.

There's also people in the industry that will be willing to teach for free as well.

Feel free to shoot me a message and we'll talk through your situation.

Feel free to message me with further questions or if you are interested in some numbers.

@Alex Ng I think Birmingham is a great place to invest because of the cheaper prices and low taxes.

hello-q: i hope that you have quite the plethora in information about the decide to..build a square space (office like in function) right next to house-to have "reason space" to work from home ('i am forced to work from home bcs of having parent who survives a stroke-cared for on/in house property, bcs putting her instead in assisted living-wouldn't be more affordable/feasable, and many states (california being one) are willing to help loved one(s) to age/stay in place as reason to build these extra spaces in/on property..putting her in the situation as more benefitting i am researching the state orgs to find out what to do=being as stellar the careful/accurate as i can with gathering as to what to do..including the obtain of funding per any grants.and trusting that having your consultation has us getting away from issue/noise over just purchasing/happenstance model in default assisted: residential (multi bed home stead-with all the red tape & fees/tax justify better?

If you have specific company questions please feel free to reach out.