It can be a long process if you don't narrow it down.

However, when peeling back the layers I find myself at dead ends time and time again. 

Do you believe in it’s mid to long term growth potential?

I searched for properties that stay on the market for a long time.

Hello BP community,I am fairly new to real estate. I have a townhouse in Tampa that I'm looking to move out of to rent. I plan to move down to Miami to be closer to more investors and a better quality of living. I am ...

A HELOC is certainly an option if you could pay it off rather quickly or else you'll end up paying a whole lot in interest layer one. 

Requiring a copy of a government-issued ID is a good extra layer of security.

However, short term rentals are much less passive than long term rentals and are essentially a hospitality business, which is in and of itself required a whole additional layer of knowledge and expertise.With regard to your question about private lenders, it’s important to draw a distinction in terminology between “private” and “hard money.”

Licensed with permits ~$3,250.HWT standard gas single family low efficiency without exhaust retrofit $900.Sand and stain hardwood floors, natural stain $3 per sf.Paint interior walls, ceiling trim and doors 3 tone paint scheme 2 coats $3.20 per sf (floor area cost includes paint)Click lock LVT flooring install overlay inclusive of prep and quarter round $4.50 per sf (materials and labor)Asphalt roof installation 3/1 - 800 sf bungalow with 2 layers of shingles - ~$7,900Standard porch cap replacement with 2 new precast concrete steps ~$2,500Used stove or refrigerator delivery and install $350New stove or refrigerator delivery and install $HD model specificUse this as a general guideline. 

That's a whole other layer of risk.