I would look into new construction duplex along the Austin/San Antonio corridor that area is booming and $275K will be more than sufficient for 20% downpayment on a couple of units. 

Staying out of Boom/Bust states like FL, CA, NV and AZ.

I would recommend you have a servicer collector the payments.  

(if anyone ever does break anything, you can charge them through the AirBnB app, another reason people take great care of the property) I sent the info to our handyman, and he coordinated with our cleaner, and went in and fixed it the next time she was in there, boom, back in business.So here’s the long and short of it.

My research showed me that even in slow times these places that stand out still rent, but if the Covid boom does die off I'm not sure if a "normal house" in the middle of these giant communities of tens of thousands of the same house will get lost in the shuffle.

I know people do live in these places, but I'd always be afraid of a heavenly spotlight switching on and a voice from above suddenly booming out, "Oh no you're not!

Philly hasnt boomed like DC/NY/LA yet.

The Tax Assessor's Office is responsible for assessing taxes on properties, the Tax Collector's Office is responsible for collecting property tax payments, and the Auditor-Controller's Office is responsible for setting/applying the appropriate tax rates (they also publish this information). 

Just toss some furniture in, snap a few photos and BOOM money in your pocket.

Nancy, specific to the Smokies, the answer to your question requires a look back at three years ago when things were booming.1.