A Google or Facebook search might yield some good resources.I will post in the BP classifieds about this project to see if that helps.

You can search this site and get a lot of suggestions about software, state specific leases and background checks.

Before diving too deep into property searches, it's wise to first determine your financing options.

To add to it, not sure about your state, however in Mass, families are a protected class hence we cannot discriminate tenants or applicants based on their family orientation.

May is not shaping up to be a great month, but I was wondering if changing my # of guest from 10 to 8 would help with search optimization on the booking platforms. 

I'm based in NY.

You can learn everything you need to know by searching BP forums, listening to the podcast, YouTube, and your local REIA meetups.

That's why I want to leave the marketing, underwriting, servicing and potential default negotiations to the professionals.My role is to evaluate loans based on my needs and risk-tolerance.

These are income based loans and rates will depend on your credit score and loan to value (LTV).I've seen programs where values determined by AVM (automated valuation model), not a full appraisal. 

Don't run numbers based on STR or MTR, run the numbers based on the worse case scenario which would be LTR.