I'll bite bc I love the STR market conversation - Mammoth Cave in KY, New River Gorge in WV, Hot Springs in AR, Nashville, IN (the town Nashville located in Indiana), and any major college town that you don't hate with a growing population and level 1 trauma center hospital. 

But as an investor I see that as a high level of competition in a market that doesn't have enough draw for families (mine, at least).2.

Never  had any issues to speak of looks like a the floor was not level  I mean  BIG time not level  this stuff is very forgiven stuff can take a beating and still look ok .Or it was not installed right .

When there is only so much land in an area the county or city tends to relax zoning to allow higher density levels over time.

Use a CRM and have a email campaign to convert it at a higher level. 

The truth is, if the owner did increase the rents and was operating the property to market conditions, and at the most optimal level, they likely wouldn't be selling the property.

In the short term, I aim to replace my monthly income from my current entry-level job, I dont make a ton of money so this shouldn't be too difficult.

Year round occupancy levels trend around 65%. 

So at my level I want to continue managing my properties .

They will also have their rights extinguished and a judge will sign an order to have the liens released.This is a high-level strategy that requires a lot of knowledge and some cash as you will not be able to purchase these properties using financing.