I can't speak to what time these slobs left as I don't require notice but the cleaner was there promptly.  

STR's are alive and well down in Metro Phoenix, Arizona - speaking first hand as an agent, investor and STR owner.

Quote from @Phillip Austin: There are two alternatives to a security deposit, which I speak about in my book.

Creative financing doesn't involve the bank, the appraiser, the inspector or concessions generally speaking.

And seems people get very defensive if speak to such. 

I've been teetering around the idea of house hacking once I am done with college, but a big issue I have come across when speaking to a mortgage broker is the fact that I need to prove 2x of the mortgage in monthly income.

Generally speaking, if you borrow money at 7% interest and your investment is earning a 10% return, 10% - 7% = 3% and you are not growing faster than inflation.

Their track record and seeing Brian Burke speak on multiple panels at the SF Bay Real Estate Summit in Oakland this summer made us feel confident in investing with them.

Our first investors were FedEx workers, pilots, engineers, line workers, etc. who attended the local Memphis REIA and heard our founder and CEO, Kent Clothier, Sr. speak about his portfolio.  

ON the more risk type product we do land speculation and Land entitlements but the returns blow most any cash flow at the the same dollar amount out of the water..