While the most popular section of the city for tourists was the French Quarter, STRs are not allowed in that section of the city.

@Allison ZittritschIf you want to invest in Airbnb, the first step is to look into markets in Michigan, especially in popular areas like tourist spots or city centers.

For example it is waterfront, is a flat cleared lot next to a tourist attraction with insufficient parking, it is positioned next to a church or other type of building that may need overflow parking, in between to meticulously maintained houses, or in an amazing school district.

Do they charge an annual "worldwide fee" which supports their name brand?

CA taxes residents on worldwide income but may provide a credit for taxes paid to other states.

Many local people own vacation rentals and make their living renting to tourists, as I do.

CA taxes residents on worldwide income but may provide a credit for taxes paid to other states.

Final decisions are influenced by local demand, seasonality, popularity of tourist destinations and other factors.

I have a commercial office building under contract for 375k with 75K down. i have tried conventional, private lender/ hard money.Everybody  says it is a rural area of only 1700 people year round but it is a Tourist town.

Does anyone actually believe the reported inflation rate or that US denominated debts (worldwide) will ever be repaid?