If so, I’d love to hear what types of questions you include in the form.Do you focus on the condition of the property, the move-out process, or any other aspects of the tenant experience?

Or just sell it at a loss… I need some guidance here, I know very little about real estate investing other than I know I’ll be losing money after maintenance and paying a property manager.

However, the tax treatment differs between short-term and long-term rentals:Short-Term Rentals (STRs): If you materially participate (work 100+ hours and more than anyone else on the property), you may be able to offset rental deductions against W-2 or other active income, offering greater tax benefits.Long-Term Rentals (LTRs): If your AGI exceeds $100K, your rental losses may be limited, unless you qualify as a Real Estate Professional (REPS).If you plan to expand your rental portfolio, consider an LLC later for liability protection and easier management.

We've added central air and ductwork when we were also doing other remodleing that already required wall demo or wall replacement/moving. 

Honestly we wanted to rent out our other unit in our other duplex and we loved the area.

JV, GP-LP so you leverage other peoples creditsThere are a few other ideas.

Nice to meet you all and looking forward to learning and growing with each other.

Where did you find this company and or was it referred to you.2. did you go with them because their fee's and interest rates were advertised as lower than other lenders.

Any other pros or cons to this method of investing for at least getting started? 

No other umbrella carrier was willing to do that -- they all said I had to get a separate commercial umbrella for the STR if the primary coverage was commercial.