A $12.5k mortgage is quite steep and ties up a lot of capital in a primary residence, while renting offers flexibility and allows more of your liquid assets to work toward generating wealth.

It offers tax benefits, allows investors to control performance, and is a good hedge against inflation.

A local lender can be helpful since they often understand the market better and may offer more personalized service, but it’s not always necessary if the terms are great. 

I mainly want a site that offers advertising the property, online payment options, maintenance requests & at least a basic accounting aspect.Thank you in advance!

I can do this by networking, hosting a monthly meetup for investors, and offering a coaching program.How about you?

I STR it for 15-20K a month in the summer, and was offering it for rent for $2100 a month in the winter (lower than any comparable houses), and was getting tire kickers at that price. 

Interesting to see how feasible this will be. 

Looking to connect with others and see what knowledge I can gain and what I can offer.

-- Also, if they are really pushing this as a benefit, what type of guarantee are they willing to offer to back it up?

Another would be when a lender or bank offers you the cash to buy the home and they cross collateralize one or more homes to bridge the gap of equity needed.