investors can figure on 10 to 12% return on PMLs   generally they are short term 6 months to 18 months.. in my 40 plus years at PML I find most investors started as landlords then tire of it and start to diversify.

Have a question for landlords and property managers in Grandview MO. 

If you need some connections, I run the most active group of small landlords in the city and have a network of connections that you could potentially leverage.

You probably have good relationships locally so I would first think maybe upgrading to more units (if you like landlording and management) by selling the duds and then consider what you want to get into.

Do you have tips for structuring short-term leases that protect me as a landlord while accommodating their needs?

I went through the tenant/landlord handbook a little while back, but I don't recall it specifically addressing that.  

They try to act like a servicer and broker at the same time (these are not owner-occupied so not as much red tape) but in reality, they are just a broker that pairs a borrower/flipper/landlord with a lender. 

What do you want to be , a house flipper , or a landlord ?   

You need to up your standards or life as a Landlord will be very difficult.One violation and I would evict.

We bought our first rental in dec 2023, this was to test the waters of being a landlord in the US.