I've been through situations like this.Hopefully the family pays rent and this becomes a non-issue.If they don't pay the rent, you need to be understanding and kind, but firm.  

As a community I think we should focus on helping people who have had their housing situation negatively impacted recover as quickly as possible.

With your background in lease management and site selection, that could be a natural next step.Regarding STRs, I can understand the hesitation—accurate expense tracking is critical, and not having that data can make evaluating deals frustrating.

You can't do a ton of vetting otherwise people will just to elsewhere.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

I would suggest focusing on solving people's problems more than trying to sell them.

Go to local meetups, search these forums for people that have mentioned that they do private lending and attend other RE events.

There is also podcastguests.com as well as several facebook groups where you can find people to get on other podcasts. 

I've seen many people suggest a cash out refi but I like the flexibility of the heloc.

It's mostly retired people or people who have no money.