Airbnb for 6 bedroom home in Tampa, FL

[Richard Solano]

Hi Everybody.

I have a 6 bedroom single family detached house in North Tampa (nice area surrounded by golf courses). The current long-term tenants are moving out at the end of July. I'm seriously considering making this a short-term (airbnb) property.  I could rent out each room individually, but is that practical? How many people really want go to FL and rent out one room. I could also rent out the whole house, but I connected with another Airbnb host with a big house for rent and he's only had two reservations for Mem day weekend. Just seems like renting out a whole 6 BR house would severely limit your potential customer base. I am out of state, but have a decent local network to clean and maintain the home. 

Any perspectives/experiences to share?

Thanks!

Rick