Hi Ross, I have STR’s up in north myrte beach and have done well so long as the governor doesn’t lock  down the short term rentals again.I know Charleston is kind of odd in that the STR’s are only allowed in a small area.  

Expect prices to continue to rise in the months ahead towards the 2% - 3% annual pace of inflation that was in effect before the Coronavirus wreaked havoc on global economies.

Anything larger and there's not that many folks walking around with that much loose change to tie up in real estate, so the odds of you being able to totally cash out and/or trade up are smaller. 

Everyone thinking about the implications of the extreme choices of our country knows that inflation would usually be taking effect now and into the near future.

On a 3 year hold the price could be less than what you pay for it and with the COVID the odds it depreciates may be higher than normal (I believe the odds of depreciation is hither than normal).Cash flow is rare at time of purchase. 

I found mine through the most odd resource, some wholesaler in the area.

hello, i am really interested in buying my first rental property, and i want to start off with something small around 60-80k. i would like to convince my dad to co-sign it with me, but he has fear of not being able to rent it out. assuming i priced it alright or slightly under value, what are the odds of my property (assuming in a decent area) goes vacant for a super long period  of time?..

Keep in mind that many sellers who are not experienced investors have an inflated view of what their property is worth.  

I am going to address the other part of the question...When I first started studying real estate investing, I thought it was quite odd that an investor would sell a property to another investor.

This seemed odd, I told her from the beginning claims take a long time.