Our current focus is for a family lakehouse / lifestyle play here in TN but would like to work my way into commercial properties, short-term rental facilities, business acquisitions to name a few.

, and I look at houses that are $300,000 or so at a 7.25% rate, then I'd find my numbers would be significantly short of my revenue goals.

If they’re financing, the process already takes time, so a slight delay probably won’t matter.If the home is vacant, maybe they can move some things in as a short-term tenant until closing (if their lender and community allows it).

The planning staff should be able to walk you through any options for zoning changes or variances if there's a way to make short-term rentals work in your case.

The most common foreclosure rescue scheme unfolds when a homeowner receives a solicitation in the mail that promises short-term financing from a 'private investor' offering to pay off a delinquent loan:The homeowner is told they can stay in their home and rent back from the 'investor'The homeowner is convinced to transfer the title of the home to the 'investor' as collateral.

I tell people to start by picking a strategy (OOS long term, OOS short term rental, fix and flip, etc) THEN pick a market and submarket THEN look for good tools/people, doing it any other order tends to be an exercise in futility. 

I am very familiar with the strict zoning laws for Hawaii short term rentals but most Waikiki apartments are either too expensive or leasehold only properties. 

In short, they buy the BS, there mor easily influenced.

Pete area and would love to hear from those who know the market well.A bit about me — I’ve been in short-term rentals since 2013, starting with hotel management and rental arbitrage in Russia, then expanding to Germany in 2017.

We would lend 75% of the as-is appraisal on step 1 which is a short term bridge loan.