I am curious about Los Angeles only, in this moment and climate. 

In your colder climate, maybe that would extend through March.

I don't buy your line that "lots of landlords aren't interested in renting to people who foreclosed", especially in todays climate, where the landlords understand the situation, & imo, are benefitting from it!

I'm really excited to start investing here, it's a military town and the climate's pretty appealing, all in all I think it's a really good move for me.

Of course, all brokers seem to say that no matter what the climate is...

It seems like a no-brainer to try to start collecting bookings given the present climate on STVRs, but I don't know how critical the activity on a property during the first 30 days really is for future rankings on Airbnb.  

I guess my post was adversarial towards investors in the colder climates and well deserving of that response.It's just with: vacancies, repairs, and all of the other issues that arrive on us all, why not eliminate the need for a furnace?

You can find Cost of Living info, school info, community overview, median household size/age/income, climate info, crime info, population growth by percentage, school test results, fair market rents..Massive amounts of School Specific Info can be found HEREAlso be sure to check the "County Details Links" to check out more stuff about the properties/areas..Good Luck!!

@Jeff GreenbergThis self storage need major rehab have been vacant more than 5 yrs and no value information , base with hcad tax web site appraisal 2016 192k  ,with Land value 68k , Building value 124k ,that all information I can get.The market rent for this area  7.5x10 $80 , 10x10 $95 , 10x15 $140 with climate controlled 7.5x10 $105 , 10x10 $113 ,10x15 $175 within 3 miles of this property is cubemart  71000 sqft with 300 units

Hopefully, if you buy right you may even have some residual equity post your renovation on your FHA Multi Family, you can even consider using some of your equity in a equity line position play or you experience enough growth coupled with the equity that you can refi to a conventional 15, reduce your interest responsibility, get a more favorable rate and climate your PMI, this is a little more complex and requires an intricate series of ballot steps to achieve the ultimate outcome, but very doable.Much luck with your accession and renovation.