Every market is different, but in New Orleans there are two types of guests: 1)  Guests looking for a dirt cheap place to stay and don't care where it is, but will complain about the tiniest little things, when in most cases the Airbnb is much nicer than their own home.2)  Guests looking for a unique stay in a real neighborhood (how Airbnb started, until investors of faceless LLCs started to gobble up and change the fabric of these neighborhoods).

It's best to start in your own back yard if you can or somewhere where you can get to and home in a day of travel when you are starting out.

This doesnt mean DSCRs are inferior products; theyre great for what theyre meant for, which is relatively cheap, permanent financing for real estate without having to jump through the hoops of a Conventional loan. 

Just don't get cheap Craigslist contractors that are unlicensed and uninsured!

Is it usually solo business professionals ( travel nurses, corporate executives, etc) that rent midterm. 

Plus, if done correctly, you might be able to deduct your travel as a business expense.

When this Policy applies, guests can cancel their reservation and receive a refund, travel credit, and/or other consideration regardless of the reservation’s cancellation policy, and Hosts can cancel without fees or other adverse consequences, although their listing’s calendar will be blocked for the dates of the canceled reservation...What Events Are Covered...Government travel restrictions.

Interest rates: Since your rental mortgages have relatively low interest rates (2.99%–4.375%), it might be better to keep them as they are, especially since borrowing at those rates is pretty cheap compared to current market rates.

Just because the neighbor is a slumlord doesn't mean you should be too.Submeters are too cheap for you to have any excuse.

Find a cheap way to find sellers who need help, and then get busy serving them.