I'd love to meetup for coffee or tea sometime and chat real estate, I'm trying to network more myself as well.

On a daily basis, I have investors reach out to me for advice on how to get started or invest in certain aspects of real estate that I invest in, while at the same time I often seek advice from others. 

@Dan Gamache I am purchasing a condo on miami beach to do daily rentals....so buy and hold.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly so you get to know the players in each of them a bit better.

@Corey Miller - Not my cup of tea but to each their own.  

The HELOC works like a credit card that is using your property as collateral (although the interest is not calculated like a credit card as it will accrue daily).

2)  Good leases spell out 1) hourly charges past the move out day/time and daily charges thereof, and 2) hourly labor charges for cleaning. 

I use to do all the deal hunting, research, swinging the hammer, screening tenants, property management, daily maintenance/inspections ect.

I receive messages almost daily from Hard money lenders looking to finance my deals but once I tell them that we could be in the deal 18+ months they quickly back out, You aren't always aware what strategy you will be exiting with and most banks/lenders would see this as too much a risk.

If you have a short term rental, but you're not providing substantial services like a hotel would (room service, daily cleaning, ect)It should still be reported on schedule C not E.