Anyone had success with Air BnB in NYC?

[Stephanie Sherman]

Hi all, I'm still new to all this and have lot of questions. I'm wondering about buying an investment property in NYC, mostly as an investment but also because I used to live there and am still quite attached and visit often. I'm sorry I sold my apartment when I left and never would have if I'd known about BP! 

Anyway, now I'm curious about buying another apartment there to use as an Airbnb and also as a place to stay when I visit. I'm wondering if this is possible, especially the Airbnb from far away since clearly I'd need a company to manage that. 

Thoughts?