I would advise finding an investor friendly realtor when you choose a market.

Seems like there are a lot of individuals in this boat  -  especially in my sons line of work  - which is lighting and tech for special events and music tours.

Florida's gun and range laws are very range friendly though.

@Ilia Zakharav, There's no problem in selling individual units and 1031 exchanging them as individuals. 

In my market, which is a fairly economical place to build, I am friends with full time builders that are in their properties about $150k/door for construction level finishes.  

I am not yet familiar with the management fees for an STR yet as we self manage, however Cleveland itself is currently STR friendly and just requires them to be registered if you have stays over 90 days and then you register with the city and pay $35.

Hey Bree,It's fantastic to see your excitement... it reminds me of a friend of mine who was in your shoes not too long ago.

BC and ON are very tenant friendly.

Your 'friend' is crazy not you.

Akron is a very blue city and are not very landlord friendly - source of income protections, etc...