I will soon be operating a medium-term rental in a small city in Ohio. While there are certainly no vacationers here, there are a good amount of people that use short-term rentals for contract work for 1-3 months. I'm...

Do you use forms or what is your design? 

The addition of a private balcony and standout interior design further elevated its appeal to both short-term and long-term tenants.

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I do like real estate, I have a great eye for design, but would hate to have to evict someone—that would be my worst nightmare, so I’m not sure I’m cut out for being a landlord (although I would fully anticipate having a property manager)Is option #3 a far inferior option compared to keeping our expensive house in expensive city as a rental and only having to deal with one property that gives us great appreciation in 10 years ?

You may have seen my other posts in here related to a small mobile home park with 1 ranch home and 5 mobile homes.I have been waiting on the information regarding the septic design of this property for months.

A HELOC or loan on your primary could provide funding, but that is typically not designed for longer term funding - i.e. a down payment on a multifamily....

I am a former NASA robotics scientist... trust me when I say, it IS better because I designed it to be better!

Additionally, I collaborated with architects, engineers, and contractors to finalize the design and construction plans for a stackable duplex.

Additionally, I collaborated with architects, engineers, and contractors to finalize the design and construction plans for a stackable duplex.