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I look for up and coming neighborhoods in cities that have strong economies and are not heavily impacted by a downturn.2.)

Let's look at major headwinds on national level and compare them to the local impact here.

The TYPE of property will certainly have an impact on what type of loan options you have.  

Ive been trying to start saving young and trying to get ahead and really start making an impact on me becoming financially independent one day.

I care about neighborhood character, a sense of community, and affordable housing, and I think STRs have the potential to negatively impact all of those things.

Decreasing income by $500/month has much lower impact on debt to income ratios than adding a monthly expense of $500.  

@Ed MoranI’ve been evaluating the impact of the ‘active RE’ status and have some thoughts.

Not to mention the liability . . . if something hazardous were to happen to these individuals/or the structure as a result of these occupants, your insurance coverage and possibly your lively hood could be impacted. 

In a sense, you could say that you're investing in the area and it's infrastructure and growth potential because that directly impacts the long term viability of your property.