Originally posted by @Joe Kim:There are many ways to approach this difficult task of convincing a owner or landlord to rent to you as an investor ONLY to sublease (aka Master lease) the home to furnished short-term rental.#1 NUMBERS GAME:  It's not easy.   

Here’s how I approach niching down to a specific audience:Analyze Your Market DemographicsStart by researching your market to identify who is booking short-term rentals in your area.

The short version is that you want a strong and diverse job market, low unemployment rates, a growing population, low vacancy rates and new development, affordability/cost of living, real estate laws and court system, good schools, and low crime.Check out the videos from Dave Meyers with BiggerPockets.

The short answer is yes, but it's much harder.

I am from Buffalo, NY and will be moving to Charleston shortly. 

We all have short memories lots in that part of SWF have been a yo yo in values for decades when the market is hot they go up when it cools they drop to 5 to 20k per lot.  08 09 saw builders in those market go poof.. builders from SE flooded there built a ton of inventory and could not sell it in the GFC I was buying brand new houses at foreclosure in 09 for 30 to 50k each.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $160,000

Cash invested: $40,000

Sale price: $268,000

I bought my first house in Kalispell Montana as a long ter...

However, shortly thereafter, we began to experience delays in draws, mislabeling issues, postponed closings, and unreceived funds.

Remember this is a marathon......That said are you planning to flip, hold(short or long term?)

Our lender has informed us that we need 12 months of rental history to use the actual rent for financing purposes, or we must rely on the appraiser's fair market short term rental value.