Vacation RentalsCities with strong tourism industries, such as Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg, offer opportunities in the short-term rental market.

@Jennifer GillThe only way to not get any calls about properties is to just sell them all and invest in stocks.

Long story short, any owner-occupied property loan will require the borrower to show income that the lender can determine to be stable and predictable in their good-faith effort to confirm the ability to repay. 

If you had $50K in a Self direct IRA how would you leverage that to yield short and long term dividends? 

We also just purchased a house in Oliver, WI that we plan to run as a short-term rental.

@Muhammad Kashif Flipping a property in 6–9 months results in short-term capital gains, taxed as ordinary income (up to 37% federally, plus NJ state taxes up to 10.75%).

I was just on their website looking at the permit process:CityofSac-STR PermitLooks like 90 days max until you get a conditional use permit but still reading as it seems a little unclear:A short-term vacation rental may operate from a location that is not the operator's primary residence for a total of 90 days in a calendar year.

In short, I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth pursuing an off-market seller financing deal versus getting a traditional loan and competing for the property on the open market.

Hard money and private investing are both ways to finance flips, but they work a little differently.Hard money loans are typically from companies or private lenders that specialize in short-term, high-interest loans.

The Lake Tahoe market has many intricacies regarding short-term rentals, but navigating them is definitely possible.