https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-...Short-Term Rental Loans: What Are the Options and How Do DSCR Loans Stack Up?

As I see it, the only ways that real estate pays you well in the first 3-5 years is low to no leverage or a strategy that requires more work (short term rental, mid term rental, rent by the room, etc.).  

Purchase price: $310,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Big Blue - 2 units fully rented, 1 with section 8 tenant and 1 unit being used for short term rentals What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Short term rentals in St Pete are technically illegal but it doesn’t stop hundreds of other investors from doing it.

In my mind sub to is for short term .. long term rentals is very problematic for many reasons. 

As a investment property lender we saw a lot of success with flips but an even bigger jump in BRRRR success with borrowers holding as long term and short term rentals. 

Thanks, I'm looking to get into short term or long term rentals for starters.

Price out as much as you can in terms of materials and estimates.

What are you looking to achieve in the short, mid, long term?

For long-term loans the loan is usually based off your credit score and the property's cash flow for investment properties.