The other issue frequently pouring water on that market is mechanics liens in contractor friendly states. 

Having a representative in the local area who is in and out of the house frequently or can at least respond to the issue and get over and secure the place while the squatters are out and about is helpful.

You're better off listening to BP podcast episodes and visiting the forums frequently.

Jaden,My wife is military so we are used to frequent moving.

It's important to keep up frequent communication on business and personal updates as it will be hard to keep them separate.It's been mentioned already but having a thorough partnership agreement is a good idea so that you can come to terms of what will happen in certain events while in good standing with each other in the case that things get messy in the future.I've been told you can go faster alone but farther together.

The STR space is becoming more competitive, so working on your SEO and keeping your reviews high and frequent is important.

Be mindful that while the market is softening and the bidding wars aren’t as frequent we are still seeing people underprice their listings in the hopes of creating a bidding war.

Based on those numbers it doesn't sound like there'd be enough work for them to do unless your properties are very old and need frequent maintenance.

And among all revenue sources, property tax trails only intergovernmental funds (22%), which comprises funds transferred from one government to another (most frequently federal to state or local) through grants, loans, and other agreements.However, the overall mix of state and local revenue sources looks different across the U.S.

We deal with international investors frequently