Retirement accounts don't count towards liquidity, nor do non-liquid investments like VC, etc. 

Thanks for the mention @Nathan Gesner@Jodi-Ann Birch we don't do business up in Flint, but we have encountered Gebrael Management a few times as they've tried to do business in Metro Detroit.They seem to have good processes, but please validate they will meet your expectations.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

For any cross-currency bookings, the guest service fee will include additional charges which could be as high as 16.5%. 2.

don't cross FL off your list just because the Miami area is not good to invest.  

Section 8 typically has a cap on the rent rate, dependent on bedroom counts.

They list the rents based on bedroom count on their website3- This depends on the housing authority.

We haven't really had any problems managing a property, unless you count cleaner issues, etc. as part of it. 

@Bo Goebel Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Sanjida RabbaniRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Similarly, Houston has published statistics to highlight concerns with STRs: the city counts 10,545 short-term rentals and has logged 7,789 non-emergency 311 calls along with 61,167 emergency 911 calls within 300 feet of these properties from June 2023 to June 2024.