I'm sorry I wasn't able to articulate myself well enough to get my point across. 

I remind my tenants that when they complain about roommate disagreements that they are all responsible for the entire contract amount and that they are the ones that are responsible for figuring out how to handle internal problems.It's been my experience that renting to roommates or students can go very well as long as the landlord is willing to clearly articulate what the duties of the tenant and of the landlord are.

Can you articulate what sort of scenario you're expecting that would make this a good investment? 

Single deal raises are easier to “sell” because we can clearly articulate the situation.

BDS has a good Change of Use or Occupancy flyer - https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/125287 - that lists the exact situation I'm curious about: "changing a house or duplex in a non-residential zone to a short-term vacation rental," but I can't find more detail about it anywhere else.The City has no shortage of info about accessory short-term rentals that Airbnb will partner with Portland to enforce permits for next year, but I'm interested in requirements for non-accessory short-term vacation rentals (as articulated in that link) located in non-residential zones.

Investors are some of my favorite clients as they bring repeat business and often can articulate EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT! 

I believe I was trying to articulate that it may be easier to get more desirable financing in a shorter period of time in the future with a short sale than a foreclosure on your credit and that a foreclosure on ones credit is less desirable.

Here are a few lists to get you started:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/1...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/2...Once you've done all that, you can articulate a value proposition to an investor that you'd actually want to follow in their footsteps.

They have a business, hence, his articulate response.

. :) 4 pages summarized in one beautifully articulate albeit why-did-we-have-to-do-all-this-to-get-here quote.