I've also consulted with a lawyer but wanted to check if anyone else has ideas about how best to go about this. 

If you go with white or a very light color, you may need to have cleanable covers. 

Hey Brandon,I had good success by getting equity lines on properties to access the cash to invest again. 20% is certainly not essential if you want to go lower there are many lending options for lower down payments, especially if you are willing to house hack!

I currently use Wells Fargo and it’s a pain in the butt to keep going there in person and setting up a security deposit account.

If it is that good of a deal, I would go down to the county office and speak with them to learn the process and the timing it takes to get a permit. 

Most any major metro area is going to have good demand for medium-term rentals.

Any tips, warnings, or real-life lessons are welcome! 

As people get priced out, they have to go somewhere. 5.

Alec,The free services go a long way to giving you a pretty good idea for what a property’s demand will be.

If you make the purchase prices much closer, then the waterfront unit should do better.You are going to have to run the numbers.