NOGuidance line Terms as least for us in the 2000s were I had 6 different bank guidance  lines.1. advance 80% of loan we needed 20% of our own cash.2. one year term  1 point at each renewal.3.

To answer your question, you can use AirDNA or another short-term-rental income analyzing website or software.

In your experience, does one approach lead to better appraisals, loan terms, or overall outcomes?

If you plan to keep your current home as a rental, a home equity loan or HELOC could help fund your new home’s remodel while keeping your low mortgage rate.

Some will do but they tend to be far and few in between and the terms are not very desirable at all.Another options is to take down the properties with a bridge loan. 

The rate and terms on the 2nd lien position if you can find one may also not make it worth the cash out.

we have investors who are trying to decide between long term rentals on new builds and short term rentals on new builds in midwest markets in urban adjacent core neighborhoods. how are yours performing?

We recently acquired a key that is a minimum 90 day mid-term.

Worst case you can have your loan be "Partial Interest Only" which means the first 10 yrs of the loan are interest only, and the following 20 are fully amortizing.

Minimum loan amounts vary, but the product we work with most often starts at $500,000.