Further more, you can go through our forums https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums and you can find some helpful advises there or can post your queries there so potential members can answer to you.

Therefore, I'm not commenting on developers in the forum anymore and I'll only reply to those kind of queries by DM.As a general comment, there is a difference between scamming and being legitimate on the one hand and having issues on the other hand.

I just have to manage it, market the property, fill it with guests in exchange for some percentage that's win-win on both parties.As for your query: What things should I consider when deciding if I want to use it as a short term rental or a long term rental?

My query was, as I review the contract documents I see the deed assignment is to my name.

And yes, I have read the writings of many people here on Bigger Pockets that believe that other people should lay out chapter and verse for them without any investment on their part except their internet connection and their query.

I have a query in with my title company to help dig up any liens on the property and I'll try to visit with the owner this weekend or early next week to see what he's willing to share.  

A unique script has to be written, for each county, to iterate through ALL of the accounts, and compiling the data in a database, which can then be queried for accounts which match your criteria.Iterating through all of the accounts requires exploiting the county's online property tax search.   

When we query our national consumer data set we look to several specific criteria. #1 loan to value: we list all vacants that appear to have 100% equity.

I will reach out to you with more queries!

I have two queries: Has anyone recently done this or is aware of any permit etc needed for the short term rental?