We have financed these through various methods including traditional, home equity from our primary home, private money, and seller financed. 

In addition to what others have posted above if you listen to the questions a tenant ask it will reveal things about them as well.

Which maybe this is the strategy I need to think about as well as potentially being a private money lender.

You wouldn't have to do any work to it as your rent to own buyer would be responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the property over the course of his lease.Hope that helps,Chris Preps if any of that resonated with you shoot me a private message and I can give you a few things to check out for free

Purchase price: $30,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $77,000 Purchased this SFH with a private loan and sold on seller finance.

Rehab loan along with private investor How did you add value to the deal?

I will spare you all the internal struggles of my conscience on the ethics and honesty of wholesaling generally, but that being said, the legality of wholesaling has never been an issue.If there is indeed a statute in Florida that makes a private real estate contract between two parties illegal or prone to lawsuit, then I want to know; we all deserve to know.

Since then, I attempted a short trial of AirBNB, but when the bookings dropped, I switched to House-Hacking with short-term monthly renters for each private room. 

Separate studio or one BR unit with separate entrance,  aka "Granny Suite" for multiple purposes including a place to keep for yourself private when renting the rent of the house.

I've had several private conversations resulting from this post.