@Matthew Paul Completely agree.

Long range income sounds better than one lump sum, but you have to look at how long it would take that continuous income to equal that one lump sum...and what added costs happen while you're getting that continuous income. 

Hi @Shawn Frost,Zoneomics is a useful resource, though it is not complete or exhaustive.

One home is completely hands off and works like clockwork. 

Apprecaite it and that sounds like it could be a great option for some future purchases that need a decent amount of work. 

AirDNA says the occupancy rate for STRs in Raleigh is 33%, which sounds low to me, and as I mentioned, there are 107 empty full-unit MTRs.

To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

The development will feature an Office Tower and Residential Tower, 30,000 Square Feet of Retail, and 1 acre of Green Outdoor Space.Once complete, this project will be the tallest building outside of the Uptown Central Business District.

I would just throw that out completely in my personal analysis. 

The most recent comp to sell was 2114 Robinwood Ave, Toledo, 43620, which was converted to a Triplex and sold on 8/4/2023.Ensure that the purchase and renovation costs adhere to the 70% rule relative to the after-repair value (ARV), which is estimated at $250K for sound investment planning.Thanks for reading.