Long term focus is what will make this so so worth it. 

But, if you're trying to stay more cost effective, I believe that the lower tiered subscriptions would still give you what you need as long as you set up the system with all the necessary accounts you need.

Spend your money on built in bunk beds, a garage conversion to make it a 4 bed (we find 4 beds perform much better than 3 beds), and your entertainment spaces (living room, game room and backyard). 

@Anthony Roberts your info, "having some difficulties finding good tenants", is actually pretty vauge.Are you having problems getting showings, applications, high enough credit scores, performing tenants or what?

I'm leaning towards long-term rentals (LTR) but am also eager to dive into fix-and-flip projects to generate quick capital.I'm deeply committed to achieving financial freedom through passive income, and I believe real estate is the perfect avenue to reach this goal.

We have long-term goals in real estate but right now don't want to grow beyond the two rentals.

. - I moved to Cincinnati ~2 years ago for work so I don’t know what areas of Cincinnati are relatively safe and would be ideal for renting out in the future because ideally I would want to keep this property long term and use it as a rental property.Any suggestions would be amazing.

Rent restrictions can limit your ability to select the best tenant, increase rents, and evict non-performing tenants.

In this market, I'm really struggling with getting a new deal to pencil without a 25%+ downpayment.I have a new STR property that I expect to basically break-even on in terms of both cash and NOI over the next few years.

They may suggest performing a ruse on them to trap them into showing its a scam with police monitoring.