That said, it's nearly impossible to find a decent option under $300k in those locations.If you have an apetite for rolling the dice and saying "I'm so glad I bought this ten years ago!"

Will you roll the dice?

Even if you want to roll the dice, at least is a calculated risk, not a surprise down the road. 

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I would personally roll the dice on the rental and see where it gets me if you don't have to sell at this moment. 

You just mitigate it as best you can, carry good STR insurance and roll the dice!

I would say you're rolling the dice with that neighborhood and the street trying to push LUX.  

DSCR recently came popular in the loan brokerage and private credit space with the rise of STRs and MTRs.Your local bank lenders will have the best rates typically.