So consider this blog an SOS to everyone.

@Troy Ronald, suggest you follow our blog here on BP as we write extensively about Metro Detroithttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094-royal-rose-properties

He or she will be notified of being tagged so that the conversation will continue.See here for the Guides: BP GuidesSee here for the FREE video series: The Financial Independence BlueprintSee here for the blog: The BiggerPockets BlogSearch MeetUp.com for local meetups.There are a couple of local real estate investor groups in the New Orleans area you may want to checkout.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I have an entry for this in my blog on this site.  

A quick update to this thread since it's relevant, I wrote a blog about STR restrictions in NC, and you can read it here!

Here are some articles about Zigbee and Z-Wave technology:https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/smart-home-hubs-zwave-and-zigbee-home-automation-wifi-eero/https://www.safewise.com/blog/zigbee-vs-zwave-review/We thought this was a great article about AirBNB home automation technology and costs with a real world example: https://www.motoretreat.com/automation/And here are the technology providers:Seamhttps://getseam.com/Everydoorhttps://www.everydoor.io/KeyCafehttps://www.keycafe.com/Remote Lockhttps://www.remotelock.com/smart-locksSchlagehttps://www.schlage.com/en/home/smart-locks.htmlYalehttps://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/nest-x-yale-lock1/https://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/yale-assure-lock-and-levers1/yale-access/https://us.yalehome.com/en/yalehome-products/yale-pro-sl-yrd156yrd136/Kwiksethttps://www.kwikset.com/haloeRentalLockhttps://erentallock.com/SmartThingshttps://www.smartthings.com/SmartThings/automaterhttps://community.smartthings.com/t/release-rental-lock-automater-airbnb-vrbo-homeaway-tripadvisor-booking-expedia/124785Hubitathttps://hubitat.com/Winkhttps://www.wink.com/products/Noise / Smoking DetectionKeycribhttps://keycrib.com/Property monitoring to manage noise, smoking, keyless entry and guest behavior with real-time alerts, bonds, and contracts.Accounting IntegrationGuestRevenuehttps://guestrevenue.com/Reconciles multiple listing services with Xero and Quickbooks.Maintenance / RepairPlentifichttps://www.plentific.com/en-us/Plentific works with landlords to transform how they deliver repairs and maintenance services.

The City of Santa Monica Attorney's Office is bullying my family (as well as other mom-and-pop property owners) into accepting a Section 8 voucher from a terribly problematic current tenant who:1) Has harassed other tenants to the point that they feel physically endangered and decided to move out of the property2) Shouted racial slurs at people working on the property and threatened to call immigration enforcement on them3) Has vandalized the property as well as that of neighbors, including ripping the windshield wipers from an elderly, handicapped neighbor's car4) Is currently harassing potential buyers of the property, preventing us from being able to sell it / causing monetary damagesBackground:My family has owned and operated a modest multi-family property in Santa Monica for 45+ years.

If you plan to own between 5 and 10 years, that is in the area where buying will be better when appreciation is high and renting better when appreciation is low or modest.  

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.