Somalia has over 40 million livestock and almost zero feed pellet production.

The average company only lasts ten years, and even large companies listed on the S&P 500 typically survive just 18 years.

Renting to your mother would make it an investment property and eligible for a 1031 exchange.There is no statutory requirement for income production to make a property eligible for a 1031 exchange.  

(We personally do portfolio and single property loans and will be adding a HELOC product soon!)

On average, companies last about 10 years.

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median home value is not even in the top 3.

I found the strategy to be less intensive than short-term rentals, but still challenging at times because there is more turn-over than long-term rentals.We make roughly 20% more on average in rental income with in being a Mid-term rental.My advice for picking a strategy is just to pick ONE and go ALL IN on that, so you can scale it. 

But your average buyer?

Better quality product, better installation, and making relationships is invaluable if you plan to scale.

Find a non-bank lender or broker who offers bank statements loans - this is literally the situation that these products are meant to tackle.