And it’s framed on the north by the LRT and south by the BRT makes it a great commuter location.

I have zero ties to any towns for at least a year because my daughter is doing distance learning for this entire school year due to Covid.

Then you can get a full Agent license that is held by your broker.CESKC is also holding live and in-person classes, but you do have to social distance and wear a mask. 

I'm wondering how COVID-19 is impacting the rental markets since so many Universities are doing distance learning this year?

Learn to look at a property as an income statement, not as an easy commute to pick up the rental payment.

If you are an experienced host with a lot of reviews, any of your options  will work just fine.If you are new to Airbnb and will be managing from long distance, it's probably not a bad idea to use their account while your are still learning the inner workings of the property

If you're going to do this long distance, or any reasonable distance, you better have people on your team that you trust implicitly and who also know what they are doing. 

Not to mention that mentally it is easier to buy a house hack for your first investment, than a long-distance rental.

I'm sure many New Yorkers would be just fine skipping the crushing daily commute into "The City" to work from home, if it were possible.For me, the implications of this trend extend far beyond New York.

If you are in that boat, it is really hard to make the leap to long distance investing (at least for me).