If you log on to some of the popular sites like furnishedfinder or Airbnb you will see that they have "rent by the room" options.

I search on google but all I get are articles and lenders who require higher appraised properties.thank you

As others have commented - DSCR Loans tend to be a great solution for people in your exact scenario - fed up and tired of giant hassle and paperwork for conventional or bank financing - not worth the often pretty small benefit in rate or terms.Check out this article I published last year on BiggerPockets on what to expect documentation wise for DSCR Loans - they have become a nice blend between solid underwriting and doc sets needed, but not too much (and not too little like notorious "no doc" loans)https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-documents-do-you-nee...

One of the articles I read says the law allows you to view their camera feed.

They also have great insight on what is popular for your local market, that you can use to boost the listing.Also, take a good hard look at your property, decor and popular amenities help far more than hosts realize.

Well, VRBO is getting harder to work with. https://help.vrbo.com/articles/What-if-I-need-to-cancel-a-re..."

I wrote a great article on this somewhere in the forums, but I cant find it at the moment.

I will bring equity and planned to be responsible for 50% of any maintenance expenses.Reading other articles on the forum it seems like a 50/50 split of equity in return for the work listed above may be standard but thats why I am asking the community.Any additional thoughts are greatly appreciated.

The military base is close by and it is a popular area for rentals.

Very popular for investors in your situation.