I wish you the best with your first property.  

I know some others using them and have been very happy. 

To provide the best advice, we’d need a bit more information about your specific situation.

Now this is my opinion and for others it’s very different depending on the situation - I just wanted to share an alternative point of viewRegarding what has more wear and tear, I would say short term rentals have more wear and tear to them than long term tenants but also depends on the tenants.

Melissa Lapinski as far as I can tell, every county in this entire country has their very own obtuse and hard to use system for this data.

I am open to different types but trying to get a feel from local investors on best options.

My investors are friends of mine however and will not be very active as i have informed them that i (as the general partner) will be making all the decisions. 

@Piper WatsonPay down the credit cards as the chances of earning a return that is at a greater interest than the credit cards is very rare and risky.

But it was the first realization that maybe real estate was not the best use of our focus.

And that means not very.