A good freind of mine set up an STR in a similarly lenient area and found that they could focus much more on guest experience rather than the administrative hassle.

Section 8 is a process, it takes a few months to get everything up and running from an administrative standpoint.

No. 99.967% of the time it will be a big fat "no".So to everyone debating the effectiveness of a software, you need to realize what the scope of the software is.Software will return DATA, based on your filtering.

We were surprised that Kiavi never thought to call the vendor of their software, or a database technician, to fix this.We provided the requested copy of our LLC articles of organization.

If you close to the university, I might give them a call and see if they have a database that they use for places for visiting professors, etc can stay.

What should I expect in terms of timelines, paperwork, or other administrative hurdles?

If I were to guess, I would think that the new administration will bring positive change to the housing sector by removing regulations that impede builders, and affect building material costs. 

I hope the new administration will put an end to this nonsense and focus on going after criminals again.

Loan administration can have a huge impact on how much cash is required to advance projects.

LLC's have their place, but they are overhyped and new investors tend to overestimate their importance and underestimate the administrative effort.I have been a landlord for 15 years and well connected, yet I don't know anyone who was very saved by an LLC, so I asked BP nation:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/926/topics/1151922-than...