in Sojac these days its pretty much landlord dominated and values only track what a landlord is willing to pay for a given cash flow exit is very limited there is not much in the way of owner occ their anymore.when i first started lending in Jackson about 2003 there was a ton of owner occ flipping going on in sojac and thats all we did.. then the lending rules tightened in that area and the only exit became to sell to landlords and mainly out of state landlords as there simply is not enough local landlords to take up the inventory that has become available there. 

Make sure the contract is tightened up for sure.

As page 1 of the lease states- "This form lease is provided as a member service by the Chicago Association of REALTORS and is restricted to use only by MEMBERS of the Chicago Association of REALTORS and those who are party to a transaction facilitated by a Chicago Association of REALTORS member."

Fannie/Freddie have more restrictions in terms of experience and net worth to qualify.

It is important to consider local regulations, as Seattle has specific rules and restrictions for short-term rentals, which might impact your ability to rent out the property when not in use.

., etc.) will not increase your opportunities for attractive financing and typically restrict you to the private money market (low LTV, premium rates and higher fees).

For me.Good amount of cash in my bank they give me 4.5% but its not restricted I can move money at anytime..

They have too many restrictions to investors.

Bedrooms are cheap.We will likely see zoning law changes in 2025 for the city of Milwaukee that will lift restrictions on ADU's (google GrowingMKE). 

Airbnb is also exceedingly easy to get an idea on what 3BR comps in the area are getting for their weekday/weekend ADR, cleaning fees, as well as seeing if there are common check-in/check-out times, minimum stay restrictions, and how booked up their calendars are, especially right now heading into the back half of the busy summer season.As far as the what kind of legal structures to use for this property, there's so much noise on social media about stuff that just doesn't matter or apply to most people, so I wouldn't worry about overcomplicating your purchase with trusts and holding companies at the beginning.