Any help is appreciated as I'm trying to get a better grasp on evaluating short term rentals including the steps you go about to finding your target markets.

I’m not a full time rehabber, but am currently remodeling two houses I have held for a long time.  

Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $150,000 Sale price: $187,500 Flipped approximately 550 homes over this time period with an average spread of approximately 25% What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I'm actively purchasing multiple properties and would like to leverage hard money loans with terms typically ranging from 1.5 to 2 years.My primary focus is on securing financing that aligns with my investment goals while ensuring that the rates and terms are the most favorable.

Hi Artiom, I have a few S8 tenants in Detroit, but most of my tenants are "cash paying".I'd start by searching the forums here for "section 8" related threads.

I had one conversation with a CRE lender and she indicated that CRE cash-out refinance is not really available these days given market condition.

Perhaps a stupid question but is there a way to like parlay this into a type of themed Short term rental or vacation rental type thing? 

@David CianciYou and @Sean O'Keefe made me create a long answer to your question:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1202208-gray-...Also, beware that @Natalie Kolodij's post that was linked on this thread does not really address your question.

There are still down payment assistance options or portfolio products for lesser of a downpayment but your terms on those are worse. 

Purchase price: $180,000 Cash invested: $75,000 I purchased land near the ski resorts to build short-term rentals.