Quote from @Thomas McPherson: That’s a good point about the bond market and mortgage rates.

SF has a limit of 90 days per years for AirBNB in the city otherwise I would keep it and short term it all year long.

Trying to take some of our Selfstorage money and enjoying it.  

Quote from @Sean Macneir: All solid-solid points. #5 hits the most for me, as I’ve had and have many clients that either exit as a refi or a sale, but don’t consider the future value/costs based on that true future value or completion timelines.

We also put a little bit of effort into SEO so that it would come up in searches for corporate or midterm housing in our pretty small market.

Your goal is to have a statement balance of $0 every month. 

This is the entry point I’d recommend with high CoC returns and includes your downpayment (20-25% down), closing costs and the furnishing/design budget.  

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If you are worried about this there are companies that handle servicing these payments automatically on a scheduling system if you have a bunch of them. 

If you flip your flooring upgrades and appliances will probably need to be of higher quality vs a rental.