If you do have to sell in the short-term you might not recoup all the money you put in.

@Cynthia Gomez - we may be able to use your flip experience, depending upon the extent of your rehabs and how long ago they were.Also, credit, liquidity, land entitlements are all going to be very important.

I would try to find a short term/mid term rental friendly agent who might be able to give you super accurate feedback on the market

The downside is potential turnover that is not as inherent with longterm. 

It really makes no difference whatsoever…as you will be getting title insurance, either way, and if you ever have a title issue that’s who you would go to anyway…not the previous owner.It has effect on you or the lender, as long as you get owners title insurance (the lender will require lender’s title insurance in any case).You can sell with General Warranty deed when you sell.

Many lenders offer flexible financing terms up to 85% in some instances for investment property transactions. 

I took too long deciding on the contractor and getting them setup.2.

Lynn, This is a tricky situation but I believe that giving up a 2.75% interest rate is challenging to give up as we may not see rates that low for a long time.

Not hairline crack but a continuous crack probably about 7-8 feet long and wide enough to put a credit card into the crack. 

Integrity goes a long way.You can also give a very generous closing gift, offer additional information/services post-closing, and/or offer a rebate for a portion of your commission at/near closing time.