Finally...your investor-friendly agent should be honest, trustworthy and operate on the highest level of ethics.Note: Please notice that I'm not referencing the word "Realtor" here. 

Single-family home sales increased for the eleventh consecutive month, up a dramatic 47.4 percent year-over-year with 9,105 units sold;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes dropped from 58 to 40;Total property sales rose 58.3 percent with 11,348 units sold;Total dollar volume increased 85.9 percent to about $4.0 billion;The single-family average price reached a record high, rising 20.0 percent to $371,854; The single-family median price climbed 17.6 percent to $295,000 – also a record high; Single-family homes months of inventory registered an historic low 1.4-months supply, down from 3.4 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.1 months;On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 24.4 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace.Townhome/condominium sales shot up 112.7 percent and reached record-level pricing with the average price up 8.8 percent to $246,940 and the median price up 11.0 percent to $200,000;Single-family home rentals fell 3.4 percent with the average rent up 11.0 percent to $1,960; Townhome/condominium leases rose 15.1 percent with the average rent up 8.0 percent to $1,688.HAR

There are no restrictions on issuing non-renewals at the state or federal level. 

@Lynn Currie  Below are high-level blueprints of some flows I did in the past. 

Here's the way that I look at it.Almost every asset class has some level of unpredictability or volatility this includes the housing market.

Tell them what your experience level is and what your goal is - be up front. 

For Hard Money, most lenders will have varying rates dependent on your experience level. 

@Jeremy Blackburn it is in the Garden District area of Baton Rouge (not quite on the level of NOLA's Garden District in terms of history and architecture!)

While making it livable is obviously necessary, maybe a few things that could be added to keep appeal in mind- basically putting you in line with area comps/level of finish.Good news is that there are a few updates that can be pretty inexpensive like paint and carpet- although carpet isn't usually a go to in recommendation for a rental , but I realize that laminate is more costly. 

-Townhome/condominium sales shot up 112.7 percent and reached record-level pricing with the average price up 8.8 percent to $246,940 and the median price up 11.0 percent to $200,000;-Single-family home rentals fell 3.4 percent with the average rent up 11.0 percent to $1,960; -Townhome/condominium leases rose 15.1 percent with the average rent up 8.0 percent to $1,688.