Our LTR lease is nearly 18 pages long, not including the additional riders for mold, radon, lead based paint, etc. 

Sign an agreement for a period of time that can be as short as one day.

Be careful about feeding additional capital into syndicates with short-term loan maturities if the only plan is to negotiate lender maturity extensions for another year. 

I’ve also taken out short term loans (1-5 years) to use as my 25% down payments.

The EPA wants all lead pipes replaced, period.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

We discovered the previous owner had dementia which explained most of the work we needed to do, Our short-term is improving that unit to rental standard, not necessarily adding property value as he and I are still drawing floor plans for Long term.Thank you!!!

Most people who invest internationally invest in short-term rentals and, unsurprisingly, that's what Mark is asking about.

Doing a short term rental in a separated area that has its own designated, kitchenette and bathroom, would likely give you better returns and less headache.

Networking with local real estate meetups in Raleigh or surrounding areas could also help you find leads directly from other investors.