Hi Robin,I do a fair bit of business as a lender in South Carolina; a lot of short-term rental investors tend to focus on the Charleston & Myrtle Beach areas, but if you are looking for properties that are still reasonably priced and don't mind some renovations, Columbia can be a great choice 

So a bit of professional background about me:• Bachelors in finance, top of my class - I have deep understanding in debt, equities, cashflows, business operations etc• Worked for a year as an acquisition analyst at small fund that invests in multifamily deals.

These people throw up a website and think they are business owners, when in reality they are thieves, cheats, and abusers. thank you for your time.

We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.If you want to discuss any of this further, I'm happy to answer questions and help walk you through it.4) I'd recommend a PM software for this.

She works for her mother's business and needs to move back home.I have read that my tenant is responsible for paying the rent until a new tenant is found. 

Unless you're in the business of evicting tenants without giving them a reason, then your business shouldn't be effected. 

That's no way to run a business and this business is too small to get away with it. 

My provisional strategy is to put a room in a property up for rent while also living in it as my primary residence for a year. 

I love that you rented two of your bedrooms as mid term and short term rentals and made enough to pay for the mortgage and now you are going to use the rental income to show you can qualify for another property.This is an excellent strategy and one more people should consider doing in this inflationary environment to offset the biggest cost in their budget--housing.As you rightly point out, you can use this strategy with every house you buy accumulating a portfolio of houses that you originally started out living in as a primary residence every two years.Well done and more people should consider doing the same, or rent their garage, or shed, or a boat, or an extra car.Love it!

My cousin's fiance has a painting business and has done numerous jobs for family members over the years.