That number may decrease dramatically soon:https://www.atlantaga.gov/gove...Several key points: * you cannot STR if your primary residence is not atlanta* you can only STR your primary residence (in atlanta) + 1 additional unit.There are other restrictions, so read carefully before investing.

However, you will decrease your cost of shelter.

Basically, the software watches the market for us and increases/decreases pricing based on occupancy rates, prices of others, day of the week, and other data.

They do an inspection periodically (though that understandably decreased during covid). 

@Matt Proudlove, as a solar installer and project developer in NC, I believe our residential clients typically get 5-9% return on their investment considering the decreasing module prices and the current federal tax credit (starting to phase out after 2019) if they are net metered.

The article basically states that asking rental prices have seen a decrease and areas such as Chicago and Houston, TX are at the top of the list when experiencing a reduction in asking rent prices. 

Find a way to increase your income, decrease your expenses, and save up more money.

The response I get most often when I ask this question is that it's disruptive to local lifestyles to have more frequently rotating tenants and as a result STRs can decrease property values.  

There was an increase in median sales price from the preceding month and a decrease from the preceding year for the entire Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area.The City of Austin saw a modest increase in month to month median sale price from $529,495 to $565,000 a month to month increase of $35,505 and an 11% decrease from the previous year.

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Both state and metro populations are increasing - Do not consider investing if the state or metro populations are static or decreasing.