Tenants don't get to dictate terms.

Why don't you share a bit more about where you are in the process, what you know about investing in real estate, what your goals are - short and long-term, and tell us a bit more about why you are asking your question here on BP?

I don’t sell anything here on BP.

Use it or don't, it won't change the rest.

Renting by the room (long-term) is stable but requires tenant management, while Airbnb (either by room or whole house) can bring higher revenue but needs more hands-on work—make sure to check Little Elm’s short-term rental rules.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Thank you,Phil Don’t have any experience with the mentioned mentors, but I do have 45 years experience in commercial real estate investing.Flipping (wholesaling) commercial properties require the same base of knowledge (real estate principles, real estate law and real estate finance) that is a foundational requirement for flipping residential properties; PLUS, extensive knowledge of the commercial property TYPE one is trying to engage with, and extensive knowledge of the local real estate market for the subject property type. 

While you rent the other side of the duplex out.Voila - No tax paid. 

Quote from @Jonathan Snider: I have been saving up for a while to purchase my first STR.

Is that because you don't know what your Real Estate goal is?