It requires less money for a down payment and you can easily convert it to a rental in a short period of time. 

His note seemed to indicate it was an unsecured line of credit so I wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot pole.The short answer is: everything is negotiable.  

For accelerated depreciation purposes, a short-term rental is less than 30 days and the property must be depreciated over 39 years, not 27.5.

Buildium is not appropriate software for short-term.

@Janet Taylor - You could market it to another short term rental investor, fully furnished ready to go and they might pay a premium for that.

Having spent 10 years at Fidelity Investments, I saw firsthand how traditional firms often fall short when it comes to helping real estate investors.

People believe they can short cut this by utilizing search engine marketing (SEM), which is paid for search results.  

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Syndication deal on 12 beach home short-term rental construction project What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

@Matthew Lamoreaux I think if you can find a rental, long-term or short-term, that cash flows well in today's market then this should be a factor that should be viewed as icing on the cake and should be used as a potential solidifier of a deal.

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