Funding might be the easier part, there a bunch of lenders (myself included) locking in the right deal is the harder part.

The more you customize the software, the harder it is to maintain and you end up with vendor lock which in simple terms you are at the mercy of your developer(s) as they are creating custom code that is difficult to maintain without them. 

After an intro call and vision board, intro to strategic lending partner, four physical tours, two offers on two properties (with the second accepted below asking price) a quick inspection with (minor inspection issues resolved by seller), appraisal waiver and below market rate lock..

STRs are traditionally seen as a lot more work than LTR because of the guest turnover but with tools that use AI to automate messages and send guests smart lock door codes at the right time...short-term can be almost as easy as long-term. 

Just make sure they lock your rate upon pulling your credit, if they float the rate then go elsewhere, as that opens the door for a bait and switch.

Very well said Sergey, but I am certain it will fall on deaf ears with Comrade Susan as anyone who can point to China and say it's "a so-called communist...." is clearly with a very Pro-Communist agenda themself. 

Part of my hesitation though about doing that is that I live in a pretty highly appreciating market and am locked in at a very low interest rate of 3%.

So all in all I have found that being able to create and customize my own apps and workflows has me locked in to a product that has been around and owned by a company (Citrix) that is not going anywhere.

Anyone that has their ear to the ground see any short rental restrictions in the works for this area?

I haven't purchased anything over a couple hundred dollars from the gurus in many years and I haven't purchased Josh's program either, but it also caught my eye (or ear?).