As for rents - the 1% rule of course is ideal but most investment properties are evaluated initially on cap rate.

It was not ideal for long term rental so trying the short term rental approach.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Custom shower and glass are EXPENSIVE.

Does anybody know a direct contact with customer service at Investorlion? 

If you truly had a "good" deal someone would buy it if you did the work to get the property out.There are a few ways to wholesale but only one way a great wholesaler builds a great reputation and that is the grass-roots route path of finding a serious buyer and doing everything you can to understand them, their process, their ideal investment type, their ideal investment market, and then finding a property based on your buyers criteria.

Pretty much an ideal tenant but now would like to include a 60 lb shepherd to a small 1 bedroom apartment in NY.

Ideally closer to the University.

Not ideal for the BRRRR strategy if I cannot be refinanced.  

A lot is local custom.

Does anybody have an ideal on whether or not new Orleans la is a great market for multi-family units.