All interest rates and payment plans are custom made to work for both parties therefor creating a win win scenario.As far as partnering with the banks goes.

I hope you are working with an excellent agent or broker, they can create leverage and opportunity for you while protecting your interest. 

Any gaps that get created between bookings automatically have the min stay reduced to the gap length. 

We have a shortage of qualified applicants and conventional renters, which was created over Covid 19.

I’m aware that thousands of notes with their corresponding Mortgages/DOT’s are packaged up and as a whole create an MBS (mortgage backed security).

Thank you for that - it creates a clear path when its written down.

This will create a huge mess.

Your PM will create new challenges for you that you will have to face. 

However, he asked me to sign a one-year Exclusive Right to Represent agreement, as presented to him by his brokerage.His interpretation is that it applies only when he materially assists me, but I think the boilerplate brokerage language he was given reads much more broadly:"If during the term of this Agreement Buyer enters into a contract for the purchase of Property through the services or efforts of the Broker or Buyer’s Brokerage Firm, or by or through any other persons during the term of this Agreement" (emphasis mine).My concern is that, under my interpretation, if a fellow real estate investor wants to unload a property or if I get pointed to an opportunity by a former agent, colleague, or friend, this agreement could create an obstacle to moving forward with the deal.In the end, I didn’t sign.

You should consider creating a good entity either way, but especially if you are going to self manage.