Also, I am open to thoughts on my strategy to partner with people who are open to equity position, not as a fee based consultant.

I know sec 8  always on the short here in CA because people don’t like to rent to Section 8.  

Of course people talk to him, so he knows EVERYONE in the single-family renovation game in Pittsburgh.

People refinance the loan all the time.

I think it depends on your integrations and the settings available, but 50% pro: more people can afford to book it now so possibly higher occupancy rate; con: you better make sure your systems are in place to check and double check 100% collected before check in.

Based on my research so far it seems the most easy to find CRE mortgages are short term (up to 10 years, though amortized 25-30), but I have also seen people repeatedly state that you CAN find longer term CRE loans.  

If there are more people living there, Make them do applications with background checks and add them to the lease for responsible parties. 4.

A lot of people like ListSource but it depends on what you're doing and there are a lot of alternatives, just search around.

Offer some discounts during the week and stack discounts if people book more nights.Also, photography could do wonders for this place.

Should we address the situation with the tenant possibly having other people living there?