Have you considered adding a short contingency that allows you to evaluate the tenant’s new job status within a specified period?

@Jonathan GreeneThe short answer is it will depend on a few things like the tools and listing platforms that you're usingMy current workflow involves many tools (including Monday.com, Baselane, and Furnished plus other listing platforms).

My take home is around 1.2k per month gross, And will be going up shortly after I finish the internship to around 3k (During the internship I wasn’t full time, but will be a full time contractor after the internship is through).

@Priti AgLong-term residents often dislike short-term rentals (STRs).

But the fact that you could get hold of them in such a short order and get things done is amazing.

I would look into a short term hard money loan to finance both the purchase and rehab, and then refinance into a long term conventional or DSCR loan.

CS is just a difference in the timing of when depreciation is recognized (or what is depreciated), it shouldn't change the nature of the investment type (short term vs long term).

So far the return looks good but I guess it is for long term investment not for short term. 

I would just like to get 1 under my belt and ride if for a short time before moving onto the nextLook for a local REIA in your area and in the events forum here on BP.

My initial thought is to advise them to continue to offer the fee to avoid alienating buyer agents, especially if this is how buyer brokers are creating their short lists to share with clients.