Maybe a brand new carpet did lose 90% of its value.

It's brand new inside.

Can you please share the form, thank youYou might consider this more recent thread https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/816680-real-e... 

One is a flipper who has multiple projects closer to E Stroudsburg.

Here is the rule from the IRS regarding length of stay for short term rentals:As defined by Treasury Regulation Sec. 1.469-1T(e)(3)(ii)(A)The average period of customer use is 7 days or lessThe average period of customer use is 30 days or less.

I know the founders personally, and the ability to call or e-mail when I have an issue and get a quick, personal response makes it worth every penny.

Highly recommend you have stripe with rental agreement where you collect identification, selfie, credit card info, and e-signature.

Things to consider: daily internal operations, external branding and operations, lending, in addition to inside out *legal protection and outside in** legal protection, privacy/anonymity/identity protection and security...Prevention measures at different levels, preventing the attack from being initiated vs preventing the attack (lawsuit) being successful vs reducing the damage of a successful attack.... there are many elements and I see people pick one and argue about it without looking at the whole

Also what brand, material and carpet type should I get?   

Quote from @Randall E Collins: This post is directed toward professionals who know real estate in and out.