However, the main focus is to buy the property with the intention of renting it out.

My wife and I moved to main house and rent the guest house as STR What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

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Quote from @Steve NA: Hello All,I am new to investing in general (outside of a condo I have rented over the years).

We don't want a mass exodus in a non peak season for renting.

What will the rent be?

If not, how much are you all "throwing away" on rent when those funds could be applied to ownership?

Hey all, first time landlord with ~3 months experience here.I brought a tenant in 3 months ago with an insurance company paying the rent (tenant's house is being repaired after a fire).

I wonder if the fed will look at equalizing market rate and sec 8 rents to mirror each other.

Many months of costly vacancy, local market rent & resale deteriation, special assessments, property taxes and maintanance fees suggest a quick sale would have been the wise thing to do 2 years ago.