So myself and another family member are the new owners of a 3 bedroom 1 bath in a small town in South Carolina, our plan is as follows:Step 1: Create LLCStep 2: Clean out home.

First, We are looking at markets and have narrowed some good markets in terms of lifestyle, safety, and home quality to Westerville, Hilliard, Lincoln village, Westgate, Franklinton, Southwest German Village, Far South, Livingston Park, South Side, South Alum Creek, Southeast Area, Berwick, Eastmoot, Woodland Park, North Central, Italian Village East.

HI @Eric Geers and @Michinori KanekoI am a long distance investor as well, working the South Bend, IN market from Ottawa Canada.

I am Real Estate agent in state of South Carolina.

I invest in STRs in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

Or did he lose a lot of money on a deal gone south and he's trying to recover his losses?

The further you are south of Warren, the better. 

South City, going to focus on those neighborhoods

Any recommendations for a securities attorney in the Upstate of South Carolina? 

It's very common in the South.