@Anastasia MonroTo achieve financial independence in real estate, focus on boosting savings, improving credit, getting pre-approved for a mortgage, searching for properties with high rental demand, researching local laws and regulations, building a team, staying educated, preparing for property maintenance and management, and being patient and persistent.

You will have to spend countless hours trying to learn the laws and regulations of each state and you will never be great at any of them.

A lot of the discussions here are going to be very much a North American application to investing since regulations and financing are somewhat similar for the US/CA, but likely different for Africa/Europe etc.

While we don’t have direct experience with this, we have clients who do, and they usually report great experiences when zoning and other regulations align.

Charging lease fees is highly regulated as well.

But there are many more investors chasing every deal that's out there, repair costs are much higher, taxes are much higher, insurance is much higher, regulations are starting to become a bigger issue, and of course interest rates are an issue. 

There are a lot of regulations for STR in New Orleans.

But honestly with all the counties and different little cities there are a ton of different ways things are regulated, and sometimes depends on the permit office mood and empathy.  

You will also want to check in on your local laws about increases as well as compare them to Section 8's regulations. 

Maryland doesn't regulate PMs (which is a whole other story), however if the PM does have a real estate sales license (i.e., they're a Realtor) then they can be subject to discipline by the Maryland Real Estate Commission, and you can be compensated from the MREC Guarantee Fund.