Sounds like there might be some "upside" as future development takes place with increased demand, but it's important to know the financial situation up until that time period.

The fourth question is what is the most efficient and cost effective way of obtaining the desired knowledge and experience and what is the way that has the least downside risk.  

In the end, I prefer the long-term rental route with a good tenant though and over time when I start traveling for extended periods again, I will likely shift them back to long-term.I personally, would not purchase a property for the sole purpose of being a vacation rental - it's just not part of my investment strategy though, I have met people who do quite well with that model. 

It worked, I got a few deals that way after awhile, but there are more efficient ways to market if you have more capital to work with like PPC or hiring VAs for lead generation.I'd still advise that if you're just getting into business, I would start slowly in terms of marketing spend.

From a mark to market perspective these houses have been some of the best investments % wise in the 8 to 16 month investment period I've been in REI.

They are out to pray on those who sign up for their service during the trial period, so that they can process a payment on your credit card.

The 30-year fixed portfolio loan with an intro 10-year IO period has been popular for clients of ours!

Then when you sell you will get to prorate the gain between tax free (the period you lived in it) and taxable (the period it was a rental)4.

This deal highlighted our strategy of cost-effective renovations, quick execution, and efficient project management.

What are the things we should be looking at to facilitate efficient and safe collection of the revenue and depositing it into the bank?