Ive done research on real estate and looking to invest in houses but I think air bnb is the way to go first to get more capital.

The data is pretty accurate on Air Dna, but you should still confirm with boots on the ground. 

But we will make that up with no state tax and every house has air conditioner/ Forced air :)That VA loan is valuable and sounds as tho it's no longer a dream,,, it's happening.

Hey Sean,I came across this post today as I am looking to get into the Air BnB/short term rental game.

We purchased it the same way, with a conventional loan with 20% down, and it is doing well, the calendar is full, and we have an Air BnB superhost who also turns it over for us in between guests, and handles all guest correspondence and concerns, so it is truly passive.

So I strive towards using Lodgify which is a standalone solution that hosts creating a web front, connectivity PMS Channel manager with seamless integration with air airbnb and booking.com. although the platform is very useful we are now seeking towards expanding to a new platform that can onboard us with more rental platforms، based on my research I found a channel manager by a company called Rategain, unfortunately we cannot integrate it seamlessly so the solution would've been to use automation software (Zapier) that can bridge both platforms.

Having a list of the problems made by an expert might make it a little bit easier to make the decision do you want to tear it down or do you want to make it a labor of love and restore it like Grandma had it - maybe with an air conditioning system in it and Hardiboard on the outside, and new windows et cetera...

Is the air filter changed? 

If you offer air conditioning to your renters.

It did go out however with the propane out for over 2 months the soot build up due to an open air chamber or something similar.