…Here's the latest market report (based on single family homes): Mortgage Rates:30-year conventional rate today is 7.01%30-year VA rate today is 6.50% Median Sales Price:April: $476,000May: $475,995June: $485,000 New Listings:April: 1,957May: 2,141June: 1,875 Median Days on Market Until Sale:April: 12May: 12June: 13 Months Supply of Inventory:April: 2.2May: 2.4June: 2.3 What does "Months Supply of Inventory" mean?

We did it all ourselves based on our demographic like @Taylor Smith said.

As someone who has always had a deep passion for real estate, I believe that the heart of every home is the kitchen.

It has worked out well, but with this base we are willing to take on more risk/leverage in order to find more opportunity.

When we purchased our third home, we did not qualify for the rate as a second home and had to pay the rate as an investment.

"Best" based on what exactly?

You may be ok with 77-82 degrees inside your home, but I have my air at 74 when i’m home.

To protect my investment I always get a Home Warranty for rentals.  

I currently have a home warranty on my personal home, and have always been un-happy with it.

Evan is right, I have been deep diving and analysing the STR market for a while now and you quickly come to realize that a decent home and location for LTR doesn't at all equate to a successful or profitable STR.