I personally believe that a better way to jump into mid term rentals is to take a course on buidling a property management company or cohosting business where you bring your skillset to the table without the intial investment into all the furniture and leases.

If the IRS has a Form 1098, they assume that the person listed on the form made the payments, and they move on. 

They actually have a licensed person in California.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder..

So it's just personal preference and budget for a host.

I briefly worked in commercial lending after I finished grad school and that really opened my eyes to the inner working of that industry.

If you want to think about it as a math problem, it’s all about where you put your time to maximize returns while also factoring in what you enjoy doing.Picking the MarketI’m the kind of person who gets analysis paralysis.

We're based in Tampa and, in addition to personally investing, I own a mortgage company that provides financing for tons of investors.

A person files for and get's whatever from of welfare.

lots can go into this somewhat simple question and most of it is personal preference.- you'll want to define "best", and what that looks like for you as a success.- How much money do you have to spend?