When questioned they agreed to pay a deposit and she also had a 4+ year old note from her Dr. stating that she had a need for an ESA.They are inherited tenants but have lived there for 8+ yearsThey had a dog and cat when i inherited but have since lost both.On that note, they treat the property well and I have not seen any animal damage beforeOf course this is a kitten and a male that is not fixed so i'm worried about it 'spraying'Back to my current dilemma, I used the website Petscreening.com to which she said she was having trouble uploading the documents including their request for the cats vaccination records.

How does she treat the property.

The activity is not treated as a rental is the average customer use of the property is 7 days or less.Here is a good article that explains this:https://tarlow.com/2016/07/05/short-term-rental-special-treatment/I'm not a CPA so I simply sharing my knowledge here.

There are a lot of forums here so I hope this one is appropriate...My wife and I are getting ready to close on a 4-plex in Pocatello ID and our first project needs to be the outside concrete.There are a couple of 20 ft. walkways, at least 6 steps and 2 back door concrete porches that are all in bad shape.Not sure what can be repaired and what needs replaced so we are looking for a contractor who knows his business and will treat us fairly. 

In the meantime I'm happy to treat the first few years as an investment in my real estate education.

Homelessness,  addiction and mental illness should not be criminal,  but criminal acts should be treated as such regardless of their root cause. 

He knows that I respect his time, and I know he's going to kick *** helping me put a deal togetherBe a real estate investor, not a hobbyist-if you act like a professional and make decisions like a professional, you'll be seen and treated like a professional.

Also- I'm not sure how a lender would treat that?

The HELOC is treated like any other mortgage but if you have supplemental income that is supporting the property, your DTI should be fine so long as you are not over-leveraging beyond the point at which banks will lend to you.Also, I am a big fan of local banks because they are more personable and flexible. 

@Mario Garaffa - a lender will not treat this as a refinance.