Currently, my interests are Indianapolis and Louisville (though I would welcome other suggestions). 

I would suggest looking at Alamance county. 

Quote from @Aaron Raffaelli: As the title suggests, I am just starting to enter the REI world.

I don't know if you've played around with the feature request portal (it's under Help and Support in the top right, then Suggest a Feature).

Just curious on possible strategies or suggestions from anybody currently thats an agent in the Central Illinois or Chicago area.

Many would suggest against RE investing using retirement money but if you go into low risk opportunities it can be a powerful diversification method.

Since you are doing new construction I would suggest making them private enough where guest have minimal interaction with each other.

I think all of your suggestions are great possible ideas to do this deal! 

@Jesse Strengunfortunately I’m not familiar with property managers in that location what I would suggest is I would look up NARPM and start with them..Below are some questions I would think would be a good starting point for you to see who really treats their company like a business or a hobby.My business partner is a regional VP for NARPM and I am happy to help if you need anything please reach outQuestions to Ask prospective management companies* What are your average days on market for vacant homes?

Airbnb price suggestions tend to run on the low side.