If you buy a short term rental, you are going to bleed cash for 1-3 months getting it to market.

I'm about to start short term rental for travelling Nurses (travelling medical professionals).

You'll get a lot of opinions on here, going both directions..Personally, I am ok with zero or little cash flow (but not negative) ONLY IF the asset will certainly appreciate nicely, and within a  period of 2-5 years (just my own rule)But I don't like the concept of having your other assets cover this one, each asset should stand on it's own.Just my $0.02....

It makes sense to buy and hold real estate at the right time, for a specific period.

It's significantly less expensive for a buyer to get it tested during a contingency period, rather than taking the chance and paying thousands in remediation once the deal is done.

Different loans have different seasoning periods - so you'll want a nonQM loan with low or no seasoning and that will still allow you to use the higher of the new appraised value vs the original purchase price.

Short answer: No.It is very unwise to use credit cards, hard money lenders, or other high-interest loans unless you have the means to pay them off quickly.

These changes can only become effective at the beginning of a rental period (the day the rent is due). 

Can I buy land with an SDIRA, hold it for a period (2yrs for example) and then sell it to a company that I own?

Hey guysI bought my first property in the area, made it a Short term rental and so far everything is good - the property is cash flowing and booked - thank God.I'd like to repeat the process and purchase another one.