Wow, this IS clever yet simple.I've heard of gadgets being put on card swipes at gas stations that capture your CC info but this is too simple if the thief is willing to hang around and play "good samaritan".Wonder why they call it the "Lebanese" loop?

I really don't know how these "we buy gold" companies make money or how their business model works, but I bet that they have some extremely clever way of arbitraging the jewelry of those in need vis a vis their knowledge of futures markets.

Well first real estate meetup was a cleverly disguised pitch for a $14k class.

Now bit my wife and I make a good salary and our decision to invest was to add supplemental income to our already outstanding retirement plan. has anyone heard of Cody Sperber"the clever investor" or worked their program.  

I am looking for some advice and guidance from all you clever investors.

I think @Chris Mason probably has the best info, but in general, you'll just have to get clever to find those banks or lenders or whoever that will do all of that.

Expenses unique to short term rental:- Utilities (trash, water, sewer, gas, internet, tv)- Cleaning and prep- Consummables (soaps, towels, linens)- Hotel taxes (this depends on your locality)Also, to Rob's point, it is more management intensive than long term rental. 

Hello i see your post is from 2015 however if you ever need cleaning and linen service or property management please contact me

Clever name, clever logo ... but what does it mean? 

You could get all fancy and stuff with the wrap-arounds and the subject to's and all of these other clever tricks to hide that you are taking over the home but contrary to popular belief, lenders aren't stupid, and i've seen too many accelerations for transfer without written lender approval to do so, to think otherwise.