That sounds smart to have them check out and rebook for the extra days.That should protect you as much as possible. 

@Brian Schunck, I’d recommend buying a “vacation” property only if it works as a conservative long-term rental first, and treat any short-term rental income as extra.

Dropping rent slightly or adding a small incentive like flexible move-in dates can help keep momentum going without cutting too deeply into cash flow.Sounds like lowering rent a bit already made a difference, which is great.

and the duplex has an additional lot next to it with an RV on that extra land? 

then theirs charges 1000s in extra fees. 

If I can find properties with built-in equity, then Option B may be possible for me.The idea is not to do a BRRR or pull cash out, but simply to:⁍ Use less cash upfront on deal #1⁍ Preserve capital so I can move faster on deal #2⁍ Refinance later to remove PMI and ARM riskBased on my rough math:⁍ Initial loan at 10% down ≈ $180k⁍ To refi at 80% LTV without bringing cash, ARV would need to be ≈ $225k⁍ Realistically, most near-turnkey deals won’t hit that, so I expect I’d need to bring some cash to refi⁍ Estimated "extra cost" for this strategy (PMI + higher interest for ~6 months) is roughly $1–2kSo my core question is:Does it make sense to intentionally accept a bit of short-term inefficiency (PMI, ARM, refi costs) in exchange for faster portfolio growth and better capital velocity early on?

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If you are not Canadian, there may be extra taxes and problems buying a home in BC.

Also sometimes it's better not to drop the price but maybe give them an extra month on the backend so they get a 13-month lease and pay 12 months.

Looking forward to learning from y’all and adding value wherever I can.