There is also a large restaurant company here that I have been told needs rentals for a shorter term but pays very well to house staff that they bring in from out of town to work for them during high season.

A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the assets that have a shorter useful life and can be depreciated over 5, 7 and 15 years from the residential rental property or nonresidential real property that are depreciated over 27.5 and 39 years, respectively.

For background, I was thinking of using it for half of an investment in a shorter term syndication that I would aim to pay back before the 0% interest promo expires. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

Yes I would open it up for shorter stays to fill in the gaps between MTR, but not offer shorter stays so far in advance that it blocks your calendar. 

However, the value of your labor generally cannot be included in the cost basis for depreciation purposes.Accelerated Depreciation: A cost segregation study would identify components of your property that can be depreciated over shorter periods, such as personal property and land improvements.

The shorter the maturity, the higher the interest rate, the longer the maturity the smaller the rate drops. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

As a DSCR lender, I have originated ~200 DSCR loans so far so my answer will hopefully be helpful.In my opinion, the pros of DSCR loans far outweigh the cons, which is why DSCR loans are now the go-to form of financing for rental property investors.Pro Number 1: Streamlined UnderwritingDSCR loans have a shorter and less demanding processing checklist than bank loans and conventional loans.