Be patient, build a team, gain expertise of your market and price points and then execute rapidly when a deal meets pre-establishes criteria. 

If the animal is a nuisance, the landlord may remove the animal through legal means.While you cannot charge a “pet” fee because a ESA is not considered a pet, you can charge for damages caused by the ESA.Further, the ESA certificate must be from a licensed MENTAL HEALTH doctor or facility that includes the patient’s diagnosis (Which is weird to me since one cannot inquire about the health condition of a person who requires an actual service animal, and HIPAA regs prevent such disclosures.) 

My suggestion is to be patient. 

Can’t lose with this, just be patient and continue doing due diligence even if you meet a seller, that will not confirm that it’s a deal.

I’m just starting to scratch the surface of how this works so I really appreciate your patient, thorough answers.

But realistically, you will likely run into the same issues with not enough operating history for a lender to UW the mortgage on the STRs.Other than that, I would be patient for your history to build.  2 years is important to most, but a creative loan officer will find a way with 1 yr. 

Be patient and trust your relationship over just chasing the deal that shows the highest IRR!

Be patient because it's not going to happen overnight.

I keep being told to be patient which Is very hard to do when you are hungry for your next deal. 

She deals with one of the most vulnerable populations of patients, and she thinks that all of the panic is way overblown.