This means it can take several years for the borrower to lose their home to foreclosure.

either way, there is a  higher than usual risk of  your renters losing part of their incomes stream, impacting your ability to collect rent, and that's ignoring any other reservations you might have. 

Whatever you think you're losing on Airbnb through fees, you're likely gaining by having a consistent pool of potential renters.

It's pretty easy to tell a seller - "Listen, we really want the house - but at your current terms - the house is losing $200 a month after paying all the bills - we either need the price to be X or the interest rate to be Y for this to be a workable deal."  

In most cases, they lose money from the low rents and they lose money because the tenants slowly destroy the property.

@Andres Mata, I would agree that trying to time the market is a great way to lose.  

Most people who look to real estate for quick cash think flipping or wholesaling will get them there. 99 percent of those will lose the money they put in and then some because they were trying to move too quickly.

Subject to the terms and provisions of this Lease, Landlord leases the Premises to Tenant from twelve o’clock noon on ____________________, 20______ until 11:59 p.m. on ________________________, 20_____ or ___ on a month-to-month basis (the “Term”).Emphasis is mine.

You both end up with property held in an LLC without losing money on agent commissions, taxes, etc.

I started my career in restaurants backwards, I opened a bar and restaurant at 27 with no experience and ended up losing roughly 350k after about a year being open.