Medium term rentals may be a better option.

Navigating the Surge in Rental Application Fraud: A Guide for Landlords and Property ManagersIn recent years, the rental market has experienced a troubling rise in application fraud.

One challenge to manage is being able to clarify for lenders on those rentals (if you have them) which amount of the premium should be paid for each rental so that they do not include the entire premium into their escrow analysis, inflating your monthly payment on that rental. 

Not all designers understand vacation rentals.

If your friends have a rental they should hire a tax professional. 

Quote from @Adedotun Kembi: Quote from @Jeff Roth: Hi Holly from Georgia-You own a rental in Colorado and you are looking to purchase a new primary residence and possibly use the equity in the rental for the downpayment.You have two options I am aware of with the rental to access the equity:1.

And for rental houses. this is not common and absolutely  crazy to do a deposit over maybe 5k or 10k..

This is where most people start getting nervous. And, honestly, it's for good reason. Having good residents can make owning a rental house a breeze, but bad ones can make it a nightmare. Fortunately, there are practic...

I live in LA, and have a rental here as well.

We are seeing about 50/50 split of people holding as rentals vs selling.