Las Vegas and Phoenix have fewer renters because retirees. 

One deal like that one could consume you and leave you with a whole lot of nothing. 

I would also strongly recommend consuming as much of the BP podcast as you can.  

Sometimes those vacancies consume the profit you made on the short term rental.As to making the choice based upon the market, it's tough to say.

While Account Closed is correct, many of the job losses are in service based industries, they provide a nice chunk of consumer demand...meaning if they don't spend, executive job cuts would hit as well.

Pay off all high-interest consumer debt.3.

Even if this was a feasible idea it would consume almost 15 hours per week.

Technology makes it not as time consuming in some ways, but it still takes time to build a client base and work your business.If you do decide to invest and become licensed, there are some advantages to being both.

Was difficult and time consuming to find a deal in my price range with a VA loan in my area because the market is hot and people seem to be willing to overpay.

Faster close and/or fewer or no contingencies are the most common.