Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

Hello everyone,I just closed on a house and am exploring the possibility of turning it into a mid-term rental.

Before I invest in furnishing the unit I was curious about how much demand there is for mid-term rentals in south Denver.

What started off as primarily a second home with the possibility of short term leasing quickly flipped to a STR first and a second home when not rented because demand is so strong right now for STR's in this area. 

In online forums, the danger I've experienced is the "national" effect. 

The only thing that changes is how many tenants theyre are, And how long the remaining lease is so you can rewrite the lease term for that amount of time.

Hey @Stefhan Malherbe, so I wrote a long post about this.

Effectively a 'Firestorm' is a dry hurricane that rains fire, with nearly indefensible circumstances, just like the catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters they have and will intensify in severity and rapidity.Beyond directly impacted property owners, investors, insurers and businesses, the downhill effects of the SoCal fires on the immediate and surrounding areas are astronomical and still somewhat incomprehensible.

Are there other, more cost-effective alternatives to gain similar support and knowledge?

It simply depends on your time frame, when you want to actually begin renting the property out short term, and what the loan terms are.