We are wanting to buy a property (or 2) to start doing short term or mid term rentals. 

@Marcel Johnson @Rick AlbertOn Tuesday May 14th we're hosting a meetup in LA which will feature a guest speaker, CPA Edward Markaryan, who will be going over Tax Strategies for Short Term Rental owners.  

lots of folks have summer places there and also rent them out short term. 

That makes zero sense.In terms of folks going the DIY route...

@Jonathan Soto Fix & Flip is another job that just generates income.Buy & Hold (rentals) should generate income over time AND build long-term wealth - if done correctly.So, what are your short-term & long-term goals?

While it is mainly used for short-term rentals, it may give you some analytics about specific markets such as investability, rental demand, competition, etc. 

I’m hoping BP will come in handy for me here. I have a unique situation where an elder lady wants to gift me her house. The only problem is she has a reverse mortgage on the property. So instead of gifting me the prop...

Can refi an existing mortgage to a shorter term “Mini Mortgage.”Navy Federal 80% LTV Norway Savings Bank, MaineOmaha MortgageOregonians CU - ORPenFed - max 3 other properties, including primary. 80% LTV, prime + 1%, <4 propertiesPeoples Bank of NCPSECU up to 80% Quorum Federal Credit Union 80% LTV, owned by LLC is OK.

We are both residential appraisers working the NE Florida markets looking to transition over the LONG term to replacing our modest annual income through small/mighty single-family by buying in the path of progress where prices appear to be somewhat undervalued relative to long-term upside potential.

@Julie Hill 2-3X returns compared to long term rental?