Without having the cash on hand I'm wondering if a private money loan is the only type of financing to work around this barrier.We buy a lot of pre-foreclosures using creative finance.

It's the same everywhere.Just include in your offers a term that the seller pay your agent from their proceeds. 

We're looking for buy-and-hold long term rental properties that need minimal rehab work to be rent-ready.If anyone has any banking recommendations in Michigan I'd love to hear them.

There is a genuine housing shortage of all kinds on the coast, long term rentals included.

I have active SFH long term rentals in the area. 

I'm diving into the world of short term rentals and looking for some advice on the best ways to research local regulations in different towns and cities within a state.

Yes, many hosts of short-term rentals (STRs) use inventory management systems to track supplies effectively.

If it is well located make it a short term rental.

The only thing that has changed by the new law is the pre-negotiated commission can no longer be listed in the MLS, so now agents that work with buyers will now be required to have clients sign an agreement committing to a certain commission percentage to the buyer whether or not the home that they purchase has a commission offered by the seller. 

Purchase price: $674,000 Cash invested: $134,000 Long term rental purchased in area that is under development and predicted to rise in value over the next 5 years - 2br 2bth