An additional requirement that may also apply to those mentioned above is if the reason used for the 2nd fha loan is due to an increase in family size/existing property doesn't meet family needs is having a 75% LTV on the existing property with the fha loan or paid down to that amount, based on the existing loan amount and an appraisal

At least for my properties (STR houses), the maintenance expenses are not even $200 a month:Lawn maintenance: $60-75Pest control: $30Pool (which I don't know if it would apply to your property): $65-90 dependingHVAC maintenance: $70 every 6 months (~15 a month)Capex of $3,000 a year means a bunch of appliances are breaking down continuously, or the house is in dire conditions.

Sacramento landlords, I just saw this:Emergency rental assistance program in SacramentoIf you have low-income tenants who aren’t paying rent due to COVID, you might encourage them to apply for this.

I am a firm believer in time-in-market > timing-the-market, but that notion really only applies to long run strategies.

When applying for a mortgage will there be a difference if I let the mortgage lender know it’s for short term rental investment or is it better not to inform that ?

I'm less concerned with specifics by state at the moment also and more interested in hearing what others are doing that might directly or indirectly apply. 

Most of the insurance industry uses Marshall swift and apply there own variables to it to what they think the area is.  

I've been working on applying automation to real estate processes,  specifically buying properties at county auctions.

@Trevor West until u find specific information to the contrary, assume they will value it at the full value of the purchase price at the current tax rate..you can find the percentage by dividing the assessed value by the listed taxes then apply that rate to your purchase price

If you have to apply or re-zone, ask them about the procedure and what exactly is involved.