Specifically, short-term rentals can help you get REPS status.

Focusing on the best quality real estate will allow you secure more favorable financing terms, more likely to achieve favorable exits/refinances, more likely to attract the best capital partners.

We want to see equity, seasoning, a quality borrower, and good terms. 

the terms of your agreement with the agent will lay that out

I've found it to be quite a mixed bag in terms of operator skill and expected vs. actual returns.

You'll also need to show stable income for the past two years through W-2s or tax returns.Talk to 3-5 lenders to compare their rates, fees, and terms.

Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons). I'm aware that ...

Again, it gets back to your overall view of the economy and the near future.I would sit out investing near term (12months). 

Commercial lease agreement, long term (5+ years).

My name is Omar Santander a new investor that is interested in residential units (single-family and multifamily, with a particular emphasis on multiunit), house hacking, long-distance investing, BRRRR and mid/long-term rentals.