She's then at risk of losing her money, but it also means she won't do that to another landlord.

Do your due diligence on their content first and they will be a good place to start.

Then they will also be unprofitable and they will sell them, it is a vicious cycle and there’s simply too many STR‘s in the Poconos right now, the demand isn’t there and basically no one is making any profits off STR right now in the Poconos, they’re basically all losing money month over month on STREven right now in peak Summer season, most of my friends places are barely booked: they have low occupancy rates, and when they are booked, it’s only because they had to lower their prices extremely low like $100 per night.

However, if it happened before your business started, then it is called start-up expenses under Section 195 of the tax code.

I find that converting the property into a duplex is a lengthy and costly process, and I want to start renting it legally without going through a long process, because I've spent for rehabs and don't want to put in more for now.

Myth: Getting your license means you will start to get business and sell homes and earn commissionFact: Selling homes, lead funneling, closing deals, handling clients is hard work and you must bust you A** to find clients. 

As a local team lead focused on investment real estate, we often start by analyzing comparable properties and historical data to get a baseline for expenses.

Hi, I plan to start off with my own money

I have a rental with ceiling fans in every room, I am afraid if they start making noise, or don't produce enough air for tenants liking I will get complaints and they will ask me to replace them. 

I talk with investors everyday that have purchased land and signed with builders just to find that they still have an empty lot, or worse a started building and the builder is non responsive.