Sign an Assignment of Contract:      Check the terms of the contract.      

20% down is available, 25% down will bring significantly better terms in a lot of cases. 

What should I consider about the purchase price, interest rate, and other terms? 

Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense 

Thankfully the lender talked me in to a 24 month term as it took us the entire 2 years!

No one has ever asked me. 3) Depends on if you want longterm or short term residents. 5) We used Redstar https://www.redstarbackgrounds.com/ they give you accept/decline recommendations.

Since you already have experience with both short-term and long-term rentals, house hacking a duplex could be a smart next move.

Glad you made your way here.. are you eyeing long-term rentals or short-term flips?

I would send them notice today that explains what will happen after the current one-year term ends.

Quote from @Steve Englehart: I currently have two long term rentals and am looking into buying into the short term rental arena.