Currently, the City generally categorizes short-term rentals, such as Airbnb or Vrbo, as hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast uses because the lease period is less than 30 days.

This is higher than the national average of 4, and the risk is highest for violent crimes. 

There are so many VA sellers in this area who need help to move on from the purchase they made in 2020-2022 who now have a home that is either underwater (owe more on their mortgage than the house is worth) or cannot afford to pay the closing fees associated with selling their home! 

A license that can earn you well over $100k in less than a year if you are earnest about training in the industry.Be flexible.

But to the excellent point above, for liability you should definitely go higher and it's usually not too much more expensive.

These strategies faced little competition and made us stronger in acquisitions, allowing us to commit to sellers and contracts with more certainty than ever before.

I've used a VA in the Philippines.Pros of Philippine VA+English is usually great+Super friendly personalities+hard working and dedicatedI would be cautious about upwork.

Preferably no more than 30 minutes from a good size city or town.

It will take a couple years perhaps but people go where they can ultimately afford to live.

PML and the other lending sources typically have different programs they offer that are less strict on underwriting but that additional risk comes at a cost of usually lower LTV, higher rate, higher points, and shorter duration (think 9-18 month loans instead of 30 year loans).