Considering the ever-evolving landscape of Short-Term Rental (STR) regulations, What are the best 5 states in your opinion to build a STR portfolio starting today? 

I decided at the start of 2023 to begin my REI journey.

The bad mark on the debtor's credit is sometimes enough to encourage a person to eventually make good on their debt.

Well, just to start, you are the one buying it not them. 

The project got off to a slow start with the building department.

I am a current house flipper and looking to start converting into more passive investments and am really interested in the note investing concept. 

Hey guys,Wife and I are looking to get started in long term rentals to hold long term.

I love that you rented two of your bedrooms as mid term and short term rentals and made enough to pay for the mortgage and now you are going to use the rental income to show you can qualify for another property.This is an excellent strategy and one more people should consider doing in this inflationary environment to offset the biggest cost in their budget--housing.As you rightly point out, you can use this strategy with every house you buy accumulating a portfolio of houses that you originally started out living in as a primary residence every two years.Well done and more people should consider doing the same, or rent their garage, or shed, or a boat, or an extra car.Love it!

At the foreclosure sale the investor showed up and at the start of the auction began shouting that this was an illegal property repossession and anyone bidding for the property would be sent to jail!  

He does have an ITIN number, recently opened up an Amex card in the States to start building credit history, and has an LLC and a US address.