Since I have not begun buying rental properties or performing major rehabs I feel that I don't have valuable content to produce on these platforms.

I've googled this several times and feel there is a lot more than what is currently being said, what are the the hidden questions you wished you asked, especially for someone looking to be a high producer.

This is assuming you can locate properties of lower class in higher rank areas.As to weather B or C area is better, the way I look at it is the following factors:Yield: What are my investment return goals, naturally higher risk, C areas will produce better yield. 

If it would "violate" the exchange rules, who and how would the "governing body" know or inflict penalties?

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You need to be able to manage and deal with multiple contractors and vendors who don't always produce what they say.

Bottom line, it comes down to how active you want/can to be with your investments and what returns it will produce based on your time devoted to this business.Here're a few articles on the topic for you:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/84064-what-type-of-investor-to-be-when-i-grow-up-active-or-passivhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/85836-should-i-buy-a-turn-key-property-or-invest-in-a-syndication

Trying to figure out whether Air BnB or traditional 6-month/12-month leases will produce better monthly cashflow.Very excited about this property as it's located near several Federal economic engines as well as being a 19-minute drive to both Amazon HQ2 in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, VA and the accompanying Amazon Warehouse in Westphalia, MD.

Trying to figure out whether Air BnB or traditional 6-month/12-month leases will produce better monthly cashflow.

If you're looking to get into an investment property, I'd be thinking about evaluating your 2nd property with your nephew separately (ie: what to do there, is the property producing income like you want, its long term appreciation prospects, etc)Hope that helps....