We are interested in buying a beach house that we would rent out part time through weekly vacation rentals and would enjoy ourselves the rest of the time.

I had to rip up the carpet and buy a shop vac and suck all the water out of the underlayment and the carpet material.

Getting a longer amount of time or changing the ratio can make a big difference in our chances of success.In order to get better at bargaining, I've come up with plans that work.

The seller may or may not be willing to accept one as they are not free and clear from their mortgage until the buy-out.

If you are buying every year in the same metro area it can get problematic from a lender perspective. 

If you buy a nice investment, a bad manager can ruin it.

For example, TenantCloud will push (syndicate) your advertised rental to multiple websites at once, casting a wider net and increasing the chances of finding a renter.No matter how wide you cast the net, you still need to have some pre-screening requirements to weed out the people that are wasting your time.

I'm in 38114, which may be the problem, but I will never buy another house from them. 

So you want to buy when or where inventory is up-- irrespective of rates.

(Though maybe twice so maybe a bad example.)But if you buy an identical house 10 miles out of primary city for 20% less and charge 20% less rent.