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For those of you that do an online application or furthermore just a simple "form" that is completed online, how do you go about acquiring and subsequently providing proof of obtaining such authorization without a signature?

There are some HVAC companies that unless they design the system and it's newer than 5 years, they recommend a whole new system.

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So, $5k/$20k = 25% return on your investment.This is a very simple example that ignores the rental income vs any mortgage payment (taxes & insurance, etc. would be the same in both examples).To increase cashflow, you would also want to take the lower payment of a 30-year mortgage vs 15-year.Regarding the purchase:1) Require the seller to have tenants sign a MTM lease or vacate before closing.

As long as the rents are equal to or greater than the mortgage payment it’s a simple loan to get approved.

Big Money investors buying all kinds of property south of downtown and West of downtown in design district. 

You can usually find some events by doing a simple google search.

I’m looking at a simple point-in-time matrix based purely on cash flow return.

Regs can run the gamut:  STR licenses are unlimited and available immediately with no restrictions, STRs can only be rented so many nights/ stays a year, STRs can only be in designated areas, the number of STRs are capped and there is a waitlist for a license.As others have mentioned, typically an unregulated STR will have more revenue than a LTR, but it will require more consistent work and effort.