If this were my property, I’d run a detailed rental analysis (from what I’ve read in Forbes) to see if the short term route could outpace traditional leasing.

right now Im practicing comping 3 random tips as a newbie? 

Some local lenders familiar with Gainesville’s market (from what I’ve read in Bloomberg) like SunState Federal Credit Union and Ameris Bank have been mentioned favorably latley and might be a bit more flexible if they understand the repositioning story behind your property.

Good news is they must have read my welcome guide

If you have any tips, resources, or advice for someone just starting out, I’d greatly appreciate your insights.Some specific things I’m working on right now:* Building a strong buyers list.* Identifying motivated sellers and honing my outreach.* Learning the ins and outs of structuring win-win deals.I’m open to partnering, collaborating, or just grabbing coffee to exchange ideas.

https://my.aarpfoundation.org/article/renter-eviction-assist...

I encourage anyone reading this and thinking about co-living to pay attention to this part very carefully.

Not sure if this will go against the culture here but if I read correctly and you are considering tying up your primary residence to an investment property please reconsider leveraging the home your family lives in. 

Quote from @Nicholas Dillon: I read somewhere that you can request to have your mortgage insurance dropped once your Loan to Value reaches 80%.

Put it in a short term treasury fund while you take a few months to read a dozen books from both the biggerpockets.com and bogleheads.org websites.