It is mostly investors in and around the atlanta metro doing everything from Short TErm Rentals to househacks to longterm rentals to fix and flip. 

There is a distinct difference in the law between short term and long term rentals. 

@Shayan SameerThe non-paying tenant could impact your short-term cash flow, so consider the potential costs and timeline of eviction in your state.

If I have several options, I would prefer a HELOC with no initial draw requirements (i.e. to establish a literal line of credit that I have no specific short term plans to use), i.e. not something like the better.com HELOC. 

Columbus is worth looking into as well if you want to hold real estate long term.  

That generally means getting paint from someplace like Sherwin Williams and using one of their long-term colors.

The rules are pretty complicated and the only people who really know all the terms and rules thoroughly are the Rent Levelling Board.Caveating that I’m not an attorney so go seek your own advice but I clarified a few things at a recent rent levelling hearing (which are open to the public and you can find the schedules with a simple Google).

I have a mix of long term rentals and STRs and rent some of my STSs mid term in the off season so I am happy to share my thoughts and experiences with each strategy in this area.  

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A good lender will give you the time to review terms and ask questions.