I am working with a real estate agent and do plan to visit San Antonio when restricts allow.

Well each state is different but many states right now you cannot raise the rent with CoV restrictions.

There are restrictions on how quickly you can sell and still realize a gain tax free.

The bank doesn't actually loan you more than they would have been willing to do regardless, which is usually 80% LTV.You see this tactic employed mostly in the single-family market (4 units or less) for cash restricted customers (i.e. they want to refinance, but don't have any money to pay out of pockets for closing costs.)

I suggest calling your own insurance company and asking if they have a restricted breed list.

I was more hesitant about Hendersonville as there seemed to be more restrictions on STR. 

IRS regulations require that any loans I take on property in the IRA be non-recourse.I’m wondering if the legal protection provided by the LLC as well as the IRS restrictions requiring real estate in an IRA be a ‘passive investment’ mean it’s less likely that my other personal assets could be at risk in a lawsuit?

The CDC Covid restriction says you can't evict for non-payment of rent, it doesn't prevent you from evicting for other violations of the lease or for not having a valid lease. - Check local laws, I'm not a lawyer. 2.

Also almost all condos can't have more than 50% renters so they have some sort of rental restrictions that will affect your plans to rent it out down the road.  

For example, selecting small size pets or applying some breed restrictions.