@Becky SwensonThe short answer is yes.long answer is the lease or leases can be a little tricky post closing so it’s good idea to be transparent about your strategy with whoever you end up working with, and as soon as you can before closing take a good read of the documents.

Hi @Tyler Daly you might want to check out the RI Short Term Rental Association at ristra.org

One of our goals is to invest in real estate for short term and long term rental use.  

@Devin Bost, I understand the dilemma you're facing in choosing between full-service property management and a more hands-on approach for your short-term rental.

We’d lose about 70k selling at appraisal value, and comps have rent at around $4300 which would be far short of cash flowing after maintenance & management costs.Looking for creative ideas on how to execute this move as painlessly as possible.

I agree with Don that acquiring an interest in property without a title policy is short sighted. 

This question is asked a lot and there's a ton of value by just reading those previous conversations.In short, there are pros and cons to the program, all of which are well documented on the forums.

These commercial loans are typically short term and sometimes balloon payments.

Purchase price: $180,000 Cash invested: $75,000 I purchased land near the ski resorts to build short-term rentals.

Most lenders who do these will be bridge or very short term loans, say 3/5/7 years, however, some may still be doing 30 year terms on them.