Seems to be decent on Airbnb with the guest house/ADU units with all the hospitals nearby.

I figured DC would be a great area to invest in because it attracts tons of young professionals.

It's too much like the hospitality business rather than a rental. 

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This was clearly a "professional" tenant. 

The intricacies tax planning with a rental are worth hiring a professional, even if you just do it once for an overview. 

For example Hospitable has a option for this through there direct bookings payout sections but it is only for specific states.

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@Rebecca GonaSTRs are a hospitality business.

Once you go above $125k/unit you start to get into the high end areas that won't have very good rent/price ratios and are under the 1% rule mark for turnkey stuff.Neighborhood wise in the city the "East End" is where the most expensive real estate is since that's where the universities and a lot of the hospitals are located.