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Quote from @Jeff Roth: Hi Lina from Texas-Congratulations on your interest in investing in mid-term rentals and you are wondering how and where to get started.I get this question frequently from investors.Sometimes and investor is looking to keep their property cashflow positive as insurance and taxes have squeezed cashflow by turning units into mid-term or short-term rentals.First off, ideally, the property will cashflow as a long-term rental should something disrupt the mid-term rental model.You will also want to have the property be near where there would be a demand for mid-term rentals (hospitals, universities, research centers).Monthly rents for mid-term rentals are about 20% (+/-) higher than unfurnished similar long-term rentals.There are property managers that will manage mid-term rentals for you and I always advise my clients to use property managers to keep their investment as passive as possible and for compliance issues related to Fair Housing Laws and local regulations.To Your Success! 

Quote from @Brady Ascheman: Let's talk about this directly as a business decision.

Condo mortgage is $2100/month (with insurance, HOA fee) and the rent would probably be $2200/month.

Questions they will have is who is the owner, what experience do they have, is their key person insurance against them etc. 

Maintain - includes taxes and insurance?

I understand that I need to account for taxes, insurance, and other costs—Should I go with a LML and then do a refi later on?  

You didn't mention the higher Florida insurance costs. 

I can sell it at any time for a profit, so I'm hoping to let it run and pay for itself for a while before we make another decision on it.

Ultimately, the decision should align with your long-term and short-term goals.