Meet other investors in your area and stay in touch with them; you can ask them questions that might prevent problems.Best to you!

Short term rentals are legal when the host is living in the same apartment as the guests and there are no more than 2 guests staying with the host."

Therefore, I don't have definite plans for how long I'll stay in Oregon, and consider the possibility of someday returning to the Austin area.

Plan on staying married no matter how rocky it gets, work through it, it's worth it. 

People are more likely to buy and stay here, versus move around. 

Quote from @John Hu: whatever you do.. stay away from Jefferson Park... especially areas south of the blue line...

Preferably stay for one year and find another house.

@Desiree BoardWhen deciding between investing locally or out of state, and whether to self-manage or hire a property manager, consider your goals, comfort level, and resources.

I have a couple of friends who have several rental units in Gettysburg and said the rents are good and he has many professionals who stay for a good amount of time and pay on time.  

There are a lot of quirks and oddities in Louisiana law where the current tenant can assert that they have an implied agreement that they can pay late, stay X months without a lease, do whatever action, etc, based on what the current landlord/owner has allowed and told them in the past.