Below is a comparison of property tax and insurance costs for three states that do not have a personal state income tax.

I ask because I keep a comparison chart of real estate crowdfunding investments, and I’m constantly on the lookout for new and innovative platforms that I haven’t investigated yet.

Regarding my time, I conservatively estimate about 60 hours per year spent on the home, and value my time at $150/hr (what I can make spending my time elsewhere).Here's my financials spreadsheet I maintain for this property:Costs/Expenses/Equity ContributionsAnnual ExpensesTaxes3700Insurance1000Maintenance/Repairs2500Interest Expense (3.875% rate at current loan balance of $168k)6510Total Costs13710Rental Income21000Net Income7290Annual Appreciation (assuming 4%)12000Net Gain Including Annual Appreciation19290Annual Time spent on home -maintenance, finding tenants, dealing with city, etc. (60 hours x $150/hr)-9000Net Gain Less Value of Time10290Equity in Home (Approximate market value of $350k less loan balance of $162k less realtor selling fees of $15k, less seller's side transfer tax of $7k166,000ROI Analysis - Includes Opportunity Cost of Selling HomeNet Gain compared to Equity in Home11.62%Apples-to-apples comparison with passive investment (factoring in value of my time above)6.20%

the difference is a world apart with proper A class tenants and C D section 8.. no comparison..  

There is no comparison between an apartment and a house when it comes to the amount of physical work and costs.I've been in real estate 55+ years and I love dealing with tenants both good and bad.

STR dollar-wise, though, there is no comparison to the NC mountains, or coast for that matter. 

Would be interesting to run a comparison.  

The sequence is short sale, foreclosure auction, REO.

In comparison if rent the home as is, you get 0 tenant paid mortgage service and as much as $4kmnth cash flow, which by the way is not only fully taxable BUT it also may adjust your tax bracket up as a whole, raising your taxes entirely there in muting that $4k net to being even less.

You should have both comparison in front of you to take right decision.