I'm not a CPA but I have a damn good one and for the vast majority of STR hosts out there short term rental income is taxed identical to any other rental income and is considered a passive income (Sch.

In the last Congress, a bill (H.R. 6500) was introduced by Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income or marital status.

Airbnb already has revamped to allow for hotels to list on there (you can have 1 listing for 10 identical hotel rooms). 

Just like any other business, you need to have an online identity.

(the city of KC is very block by block...in a green zone, you can take an identical home, but move it .5 miles east or west, and get a 50-100k price difference). an example of a home that I would consider to be in a green zone is at 1928 E 81st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64132 (if you want to zillow it), this is a good example of a property I would consider to be worth checking out...I would guess their is some underlying issue with it being listed for 75 with a tenant in place at 925, but still, with taxes only being 362, and being right on the edge of the highly sought after Waldo neighborhood, by the numbers seems like a good deal.There are plenty of other great homes to find for 50-100 in the KC metro, but generally speaking they on the outskirts of the metro, and the market rents will not justify the purchase price.

Well, lenders are concerned about property flippers over inflating values in a short period of time, the lender lending at 96.5% of an over inflated value and being stuck with an asset that is worth less than the money that was lent.This is the reason why when buying from family member, it establishes an "Identity Of Interest Relatinship," aka "Non-Arm’s Length Transaction."

Also, the consultants and lenders are not supposed to be referring contractors because of the possible conflict of interest / identity of interest that HUD requires everyone to avoid. 

@Devyn Caraballo No matter which rehab loan you select, the process is almost identical. 

. - there is an identical house next to it that sold for $570k, here's a picture of the two:Pictured: Left (17707 Exa Ct - the one I'm considering) Right (17701 Exa Ct - recently sold for $570k)Perhaps you're looking at 17701 Exa Ct. and not 17707?

So they aim to pay slightly less than the average rent.All of these mixed together can result in two identical units right next to each other having slightly different rent rates especially if the landlord negotiates each lease at different times.