Trouble is that I don't yet have long-term employment in place (just moved to the area a month ago).

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What is the real benefit of claiming your short-term rental income in Schedule E?

. - for as narrow or as wide of a net you may want to throw out for your own “real estate investing.”But if you should still have an inclination to trust some guru with a paid mentorship, I’d suggest to go above and beyond their standard contract, which will likely stipulate what you owe them in far better terms for themselves than what they owe you in return for your money: I’d ask them to stipulate - in writing - what “mentorship” your money (at each level of a “workshop”/“education” they expect you to pay for) will actually get you, and for how long.

The buyers have $1.5m and are short by $0.5m.

If they don't vacate according to the lease term, eviction will need to be filed.

We are on the long term rental side of things.  

What insurance are you all using for furnished medium term (30 days and more) private room rentals?

Long story short I realized there’s a lot of people in this society who have never bought a home, can’t afford one and don’t know how to.

@John DeanPrivate money would but private money is short term so you are more liquid and I believe borrowers on private money are a lot more qualified and you have much lower ltv than you would on a seller finance