Latest one I closed in July was at 6% rate and we consider the short term rental data including AirDNA, AirBNB etc while calculating DSCR ratios.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

Also, there is IRS publication 527 (p527) Residential Rental Property.Otherwise in short, your rent less your expenses (generally mortgage interest, insurance, taxes, repairs) and less depreciation is your profit/loss for federal purposes. 

I had to generate 100's of leads in order to eventually find a good property that will work.Figure out a process/system that will allow you to generate leads like a machine.

The conversion from prospect to lead and from lead to contract takes more reps and you are usually converting on less than 0.5% on every campaign.

See if they are equal or if one get more leads that the other.

What are you long term and short term goals? 

I’m curious why you wouldn’t just furnish and short term the other two units and leave it zoned residential?

Purchased a single-family home used as a short term rental in the same area in 2021.

(Been recently looking in Clear Creek County for a client, myself.)Clear Creek has a cap on non-owner occupied short term rentals.