I have known exactly one in my 10 years in the business.

Quote from @John Lasher: I've heard from so many investors that they have put a pause on their flipping business.

Just my personal opinion - get a mentor or a person who already has good experience running STR business, preferably in your area (but not 100% required). 

Lau, generally if you are financing with a commercial lender- we lend for business purpose only and a rental property would fall under that category.

If millenial homeowners can't even change their home's air filters, or snake a toilet, or change the oil in their car, that's guaranteed future business for HVAC companies, plumbers, mechanics, and those places all need a place to conduct business in.The commercial mortgage pricing software I use has somewhere around 50 different asset classes in it.

The policy was $2200/year ($1.1M Bldg coverage and $1M Business liability coverage in this apartment LLC) and I haven't had a single claim in my past 5 year history.

My goal is to wholesale some properties single and multifamily to build some capital while fixing my personal credit and building my business credit.

I’m an out-of-state investor working on building my online presence, and I’m currently running into an issue with setting up my Google My Business (GMB) account.

Quote from @Benjamin Finney: I'm curious what real estate investors and private money lenders like myself use to inform their businesses strategy and predict future market conditions.

Anyone in business takes risks, but a lawsuit and some other things don't look great.