The best way to do it is if you can manage to live in the home for (6) months you can refinance it into an investment property if the LTV is at least 85%.

Found through agent after 8 months of searching while doing Air Force pilot training duties "on the side" xD.

And my PMS provides damage insurance, but you could with something like Waivo. as far as taxes, the PMS applies the correct taxes and I submit them every month, so that isnt an issue.as for resources, just search this group, the topic comes up quite often.

Ask yourself daily, "What can I do to increase my monthly savings rate of $130?"

Like a $50 discount on monthly rent.

You get most of the benefits from a central AC without the insane talks of installing ductwork in an old house.

This is due to the number of months the Bank/Lender is required to hold in escrow for both taxes and home owners insurance.As an example if you buy a home at or over $500K and the taxes are $9800 a year and you buy in a certain month you may be required to have 1 year up front paid on HOI & Taxes plus several months escrowed.

We have a huge number of people entering the market with even single/double wide's being listed as STRs, I think it's going to take 12-18 months to flush out a lot of these listings where people have obviously not run their numbers. 

@Richard Schubert There is a meetup in Stow every month.

Keep in mind that month+ rentals are usually covered by state laws governing tenant / landlord rights and responsibilities.