I would get connected to a real estate focused accountant just to make sure you stay compliant and your doing this right  

HI Hyeseong, as long you can prove that the borrower can legally work or stay in the US with some source of income then anyone can apply for conventional.

Feel free to message me if you want to discuss further. 

We would ask about why they were in town (since we were not a major travel area), and we would decline any suspicious stays (i.e. had someone ask about waiving the cleaning fee because they "were not going to sleep" there with their one night stay.)

Some will be free...and some will cost. 

See here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/smarterA good place to start is with the free guides, such as "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Real Estate Investing".

And, , those are some factors job growth, population growth, job diversity, educated population, landlord friendly, landlord friendly areas and, , good logistical assets access generally along , major interstate free ways. , the other thing, what I'd say is when people when I talk to investors, I always encourage them to really define what they're looking for.There's an old expression that kind of says, if you don't know what you're aiming for, you're going to hit it 100% of the time.

It would be the underwriter that just needs to document the 6 month seasoning before closing in order to stay within the terms of Fannie/Freddie guidelines. 

If the area is growing or has any attractions, or even plan to create a really unique stay it could be amazing and worthwhile!

Seller financing - Find a seller (I recommend a #TiredLandlord) looking to exit who happens to own their property free and clear.