Your not going to get al of your questions answered but the goal is to start learning and building your network.PS I just got back from the BP convention in New Orleans.

WHO WAS IN NEW ORLEANS LAST WEEK!!!

Are there any meetups in the New Orleans area to network?

I went to my first BPCON last week in New Orleans. 

Hang around the forums focused on New Orleans.

And their voters who are renters are always going to be louder and much more numerous than we are.The other sad irony is, just like @Adam Martin mentioned, in the long run, they are just setting renters up for escalating prices when they make owning rentals riskier and more onerous with laws that are much too heavily one-sided.As an example, my New Orleans market has been at a crisis level for years with uninhabitable properties. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment in New Orleans.

In my market (New Orleans) comps change block to block so you can't just use 0.5 miles, you need to draw a shape around that tight little neighborhood.

We dont really have any war zones IMO -- not compared to crapholes like New Orleans, the nastiness of downtown San Diego or some bad places in KC, Las Vegas etc.Just dont buy in Hilltop, or Planview if you know what's good for you - come visit the city - walk the neighborhoods, drive them etc and you can get a feel - Sunday afternoon Saturday evening you can get a good feel for what is going on in a neighborhood. 

Reliable long-term appreciationGood Metro Options to look into if moving from Jax and want to stay in Southeast: Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, OrlandoImportant item to note: I know Atlanta just created a few restrictions for STR, but still worth looking intoBest,Ben Scarborough