The long-term treasuries are screaming higher rates and inflation being heavily persistent, which usually means underlying house values will go up but I don't think we see that if wages aren't supported in the short term.

Just be ready for it to impact your credit in the short term – but, honestly, the relief of not being buried in debt was worth it.

Long-term investors, in particular, might be willing to take on the higher short-term challenges for the prospect of substantial appreciation down the road.3.

What held me back were the details behind understanding the financing - both short term to acquire and long term to hold.

Hey Renee,It depends on your short term and long term goals.

I see how they would fund based on the numbers of a long term rental, short term rental, and midterm rental.

Now i plan to buy a house that need renovation to force the appreciation,then resell shortly. 

Now I have the opportunity to buy another co-op (the one next to mine), but I don't have more cash, maybe I can apply for another HELOC to get around $100K, but still will be short for $50K since the asking price is $150K. 

From my experience with long-term rentals, relying too much on transient tenant flows like students or short-term employees can be risky.

There are pros and cons to long term and short term from a rental management side, and purchase/acquisition.Long term = lower vacancy, lower expenses, potentially lower revenueShort Term = higher vacancy, higher expenses, potential for higher revenue, financing is more expensive than long term rentalsWatch out for local STR regulations, they vary from city to city.