Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive? 

Hope is a table at the casino. 

Could be some casino visits to Choctaw. 

Businesses with tons of cash: bars, check cashing, payday lenders, casinos, car washes, vending etc.Then the return's contents are analyzed using the Discriminate Function standards.

Our Frequent Users of Airbnb or VRBO discount was launched one year ago and because Airbnb is heavily based on reviews of both guests and hosts, we set the bar higher. 

Particularly for your first few properties, I'd highly recommend that you manage the property yourself (if possible), but that's usually only possible (or most effective) if you live near the property or visit it frequently.

I'm based in Charleston and am frequently in Columbia.

We have a great community that frequently meets and supports each other in real estate.  

I frequently see where one party is awarded the property and debt and is mandated to sell or refinance it within a certain timeframe to have the other party removed from the note/mortgage.

Quote from @Jeff Roth: Hi Lina from Texas-Congratulations on your interest in investing in mid-term rentals and you are wondering how and where to get started.I get this question frequently from investors.Sometimes and investor is looking to keep their property cashflow positive as insurance and taxes have squeezed cashflow by turning units into mid-term or short-term rentals.First off, ideally, the property will cashflow as a long-term rental should something disrupt the mid-term rental model.You will also want to have the property be near where there would be a demand for mid-term rentals (hospitals, universities, research centers).Monthly rents for mid-term rentals are about 20% (+/-) higher than unfurnished similar long-term rentals.There are property managers that will manage mid-term rentals for you and I always advise my clients to use property managers to keep their investment as passive as possible and for compliance issues related to Fair Housing Laws and local regulations.To Your Success!