One of the factors: easy-access resources like oil reserves just a few feet under the surface are gone.

Bad news is you still have to pay them to run it for you.Hope that helps navigate the seas on a surface level for your NOLA STR!

market psychology has changes dramatically , under the surface high net worth individual is asking for redemptions.

Let's be realistic, scaling in a house hack fashion doesn't happen in today's world like the pre-Covid era. 5 MFs in 5yrs with just $25k to work with is a false reality.

Bummer it's a bit old fashioned in it's inability to transfer online.

The rent would be $550 per bedroom and the utilities would be split in 4 (all the tenants plus me).That was just a surface level analysis for that property and I was wondering If a FHA 203(k) loan would be ideal to cover for the remodeling while keeping in mind the HVAC would need replacement sooner than later.

Friend of mine invested with a HML in the same fashion... 

Overall, trust seems more beneficial for your needs to me on the surface.

Regularly vacuum, mop, and clean surfaces in keeping mold from growing.

That's how people get over-leveraged and into trouble.If you want to invest, do it the old-fashioned way: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save, then invest.