Seller Financing / Sub-To: Take over payments or negotiate terms with sellers to minimize upfront costs.  

Long term, short-term, etc?

Owner-occupied commercial properties generally get better interest rates and terms when compared to pure investment properties. 

My lease requires professional carpet cleaning, which would cost more than $500 for a home of that size.Yes, it's reasonable to reduce the cost because she was such a long-term tenant.

Must have tools: you need some type of evaluation metric and/or tool that you are comfortable with and are willing to walk about from a deal if it doesn't meet your requirements.also, a deal is a term for a transaction, not to be confused with a "good deal".

I have found there to be a real shortage of long-term rentals in Ludlow and the surrounding area.  

I do a bit of flipping, BRRRR, long term rentals, and wholesale.

Yes, I realize it was the first time, that is why I would cover the cost in an effort to be a good landlord and not discourage my tenants from reporting future issues.

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

Quote from @Nicholas McCormick: Howdy-Does anyone have any experience with short term rentals in the Bloomington, Indiana area?