Hello everyone! My name is Dillon Seal, and I’m excited to join this vibrant community as a new real estate investor. I am keen to learn from the experiences of seasoned professionals and collaborate with fellow inves...

It simply depends on your time frame, when you want to actually begin renting the property out short term, and what the loan terms are.

For example, a property in San Diego may lose $500 per month ($6,000 per year) but gain $60,000 per year in value, making it worthwhile to "lose" money each month in exchange for long-term gains.I recommend you start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Or. if you can’t wait that long. 

Airbnb is considered STR (short-term rental).

That's short-term.

Are monthly updates preferred as long as there is bulletproof accounting? 

Let's say $300k, you then agree to the purchase price but add your own terms (ex. 0% interest, 5% down, 16 years to pay back).This way, you're paying (example) $1,800/month but renting the property for $2,400/month and pocketing the difference.Anyone have success doing such a thing?

It was a long and expensive journey, but eventually, we won the court battle and were able to move them out.After they were gone, we cleaned up the house and decided to list it as-is instead of flipping it.

We help our clients do exactly that — evaluate properties objectively, stick to their buy box, and make sure every deal fits their long-term goals.If you'd like to see how we structure our analysis or want to review a few sample deals, we’re happy to share insights.