Obviously if you acquire your deals based on this assumption and ended up operating better than it's more money in your pocket. 

I am based in Texas and I understand that there is a lot of affordable duplexes in Westmoreland County for a low as $90,000 on Zillow.If you are looking to House Hack like @Madison Stoner  I recommend you interview some local Investor Minded Real Estate Agent and hire the one you feel most comfortable with.

It was a while ago and I was able to have the fee reimbursed I believe, but I have a US based manager from VRBO so it was not too painful a process.

Many small businesses that are home based need a business mailing address and the use of meeting space and an occasional office. 

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

There is a free website that I use to find the estimated short term rent based on Airbnb data.The same information you can get from airdna but you need to pay for that service.

Now if rents can go to 1,100, different story.Value is based on Net Operating Income, and lending is based on Debt Service Coverage Ratio.Gino

I'm not well versed in the tax code by any means but this whole depreciation thing seems like something that applies to some people based on individual circumstance but the gurus preach it to the masses.

In addition, the David Karesh scandal of the 1990's put a bad stain on the city's reputation even though the cult was based 30 minutes outside of Waco in the countryside.

I would anticipate about 40k gross per year based on what we get from the other STR, so I don’t think it will be strictly an appreciation play.