Here is a link to the Las Vegas short-term rental page: https://tinyurl.com/2fcsjj32Whether you can offer a short-term rental out of a condo or apartment depends on the individual property.

.- The reality is this depends on each individual caseworker.

Depends if you are worth millions already than 40k is like 1k but likely do not need their course.

If nothing else, put a few dollars in for giggles - most of us on here can afford to “play” with a little cash (whether that is $50 or $50k depends on you) Why on earth wouldn’t you play with something that can potentially triple your money in a week or two?

You can also just buy it as an investment property with 25% down if you have the capital to put that much down on a 1-1.3 million 4plex depending on the area.

And yes flipping multi families is definitely less risky, but not as applicable and available to everyone as single families. 

Whether that is worth the $99 really depends on if you think it’s or is not

How much lower depends on what time of year the home was completed- Usually can charge a much higher rent for new homes.

@Jinglei Shen depends on the builder.

A place like this may do ok with displaced parties, but not likely for travel nurses or contract workers based on your description, depending what else is out there. 2 bedroom single-family homes are great rentals because they cost way less to buy and don't rent for much less than a 3-bedroom home.