A W2 job is not required to qualify for conventional financing, only steady income that can be documented. 

The Dayton housing market has been experiencing a steady increase in property values over the past several years, making an impact on rental prices. 

Whether you should rent it out or sell it depends on your personal financial goals and situation.Renting out your home can provide you with a steady stream of income from rental payments.

., Is there a steady flow of renters, what upgrades will allow for the best rents, long/short term expectations for the market, any trends you're seeing, etc.Looking forward to connecting with you all.

Request that the new tenant and existing tenants all take temperatures daily.

The peak of STR activity is the festival season, as you correctly noted, and the demand for STRs does a slow decline after that, as the transient population returns to their main residences around the country for summer, and as temperatures start to go up dramatically here in the desert.

How can utilize them to gain steady cash flow?

I have been to Bloomington/ Normal several times as i have family in the area and know this is a steady stable market.  

KC Seems to be steady with unemployment and people moving in.  

Note; paper underlayment will be cheapest, but it's cheap for a good reason, and it's not its robust life expectancy...The strapping you mentioned is a slight added cost, but if done properly (vents at the eve/drip edge and ridge), can actually help lower inside attic or top-floor temperatures, as you now have an "air gap" to help alleviate some of the penetrating UV heat, as well as helping to drain and dry condensation that WILL form on the backside of a metal sheathing.