For example, one poster above suggested you should use short cuts like NOI/price to figure out a the cap rate and if the cap rate is too low you don’t look into it any further.

@Scott Trench - have you considered investing in short term rentals, materially participating, and having the average stay be less than 7 days?

I would try not to tie up any of the principal in down payments.Personally, I had a family member do this same thing, but they used an investment portfolio as the collateral instead of real estate.If you play your cards right, this might be the only short-term money you ever need.Please let us know what you end up doing.

What are your short term goals?

The ‘grey’ area that exists within the IRS code, relative to the All In One Loan product, is whether or not interest paid on indebtedness used for short-term living expenses is deductible, while the total acquisition indebtedness is being reduced (paid-down).

Strategy 1: buy a duplex, live in one unit (for one year as a "primary residence) and rent out another unit as a short-term / mid-term rental on Airbnb.

They want the easy, short road to building a company and someone has to pay for that short cut.  

Keep it short and sweet: thank you for your application, the unit has been leased to an earlier applicant. 

During 2020 to 2022 I was fighting to keep my business profitable as materials and labor came in short supply and eventually led to the inflation we're seeing now.

In addition to offering "cash for keys" assure them that they can use you as a referral on their next tenant application, or offer them a short term-2 month lease.