Get with a good agent who understands short term rentals because the more of these you do then you can scale the insurance under a Business Owner Provider Policy (BOP) and then you don't end up with a dozen individual policies out there for each property that cost you a fortune.

much higher risk for everyone involved and not a beginner strategy.

Which will bring plenty of other investors and general business to the area.

I would want to make sure this person understands the risks involved fully before getting any deal under contract.

Do not be scared to politely but firmly renegotiate with these established guests to terms that fit your business plan: raise price to where you cover expenses and require that they either rent from Dec 1 or from Jan 2.

I am a licensed MLO in Louisiana and would like to learn everything about the entire business. 

I own a business that builds modern, prefab tiny homes (or cabins depending on how you look at it), and I am looking for a market where I could set up a few of these to use as model homes, available as a STR.

They won't do business with someone unless they have done similar business before. 

What I did was a Business Line of Credit on all of the properties.

Hello everyone, I'm interested in starting my STR business.