I primarily focus on buy and holds in the short term rental space across CO and I have my first motel under contract right now. 

4) Are you in a negative rental appreciation market? 

Their credit score is high but there isn't much of a rental history since they stayed in an owned home before.

If the cosmetics thing continues to be an issue when we tour properties together, I am considering buying a 'rental-rehab BRRR' house (like the one I mentioned at the top of this post) using my above criteria with my independent investment money, fixing it by the time our lease is up in August, leasing half of it, and trying to convince him to move into it instead of re-renting the condo for $1500/mo.

Would anyone want to split a RHAWA rental housing washington of WA forms or recommend where i can get forms for washington state? 

Hello,I'm reading Avery Carl's book "Short-Term Rental Long-Term Wealth" and she mentions setting up a designated business account and making housekeepers fill out a W9 and paying them through direct deposit or an online invoice payment platform.

Activity DescriptionTenant recruitmentTenant screeningNegotiating and executing leasesOverseeing repairs and maintenanceCommunications with tenants and vendorsTravel timeResearch for potential rental real estate (pub 925)Acquiring rental real estate (pub 925)Paperwork/bookkeeping/bankingResearch and purchase of materialsRent collectionEvictionOn-site cleaningBill paymentOther:Time SpentDate

I work in the tech industry in NYC and currently own two rental properties in Columbia, SC.

He said they are not trust worthy because one of them wanted him to lie to say a rental was rehab when it was clearly not.

Should I consider lowering the rent price further, renting to these concerning candidates, or pivoting to a short-term or mid-term rental strategy (considering I live out of state)?