I would start here to see that people are coming to the area and not be as worried with why.I'd also confirm what you need to operate legally such as any permit requirements.

One investor stated that he had a small fire in one of his rentals and new tenants were supposed to move in the next day. 

How did you get started investing? 

Focus on starting small with a house hack and increasing your income to have more capital.

I will post the before and after pictures, hopefully it can help anyone starting this journey, we are new investing out of state but NOT new to handlining construction project out of state for clients, looking forward to the challenge!!!!

This was also the case in my area (Saint Pete) which has just started enforcing more. 

Where will we start on pricing next year?

I heard that short term loophole is a one time benefit that you get the year you start service.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Talk to a local realtor who works with investors to see if $2600 is realistic for rent and who you'd be marketing to-likely a smaller tenant pool.Most people who rent fall into different categories-those who are just starting out and saving to buy their own home, those who move around and buying doesn't make sense and those who will never buy a home (either can't save the down payment, can't get approved for a mortgage or plain and simple don't want the responsibility of owning a home).