A man bought it and has turned it into an Air BB.

I am deciding if I want to do this on my own this first round (I currently work 70 hours per week so this isn't really my first choice) or find a property manager (or someone willing to manage mine) who has a good cleaner/handyman/team and has had some good experience with MTRs in this area!

You can still pick a business name out of thin air and tell your tenants this is the name of the company that manages the properties. 

I have been compiling comps from FF and Air BnB/Vrbo for similar properties (that I'm considering) in similar areas and averaging them.

does air allow you to set the times, we coordinate ours within a half hour before allowable check in and right exactly at check out.

Everybody" wants "licensed professionals" because it provides an "air of legitimacy." 

They just smoke weed inside and have kids... so their window is to air it out.

I have not had this happen but I am simply pointing out the fact that if they do book through Air bnb and stay for 30 days then they have established tenancy and have tenants rights.

Montgomery has a great rental market. 1)The last numbers I saw showed 47% of homes here are rentals. 2)That is due to a strong federal job market with federal courthouses, Maxwell and Gunter air force bases. 3)Lots of state jobs, about 10 colleges and universities, tourism, 3 major hospitals, 4)a Hyundai manufacturing plant, and Amazon is building a distribution warehouse.5) Low property taxes.6) Population growth.7) Landlord friendly state.8) We can typically hit the 1% rule on rent to price ratioFrom Wikipedia, Alabama has the second lowest property taxes behind Hawaii.2.

Built another smaller 1600 sq ft house with open air balcony for a roof for $130,000.