Yes they took down old 14x14 deck and pergola, and hauled away the hot tub (for an extra $1800).

Legislation around short-term rentals also seems to be a hot topic on Dauphin Island, so there is some risk to the STR market there in general.

The stove & hot water heater are currently electric. 

Some hot areas are Jersey City, Newark, North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York.

I even turned off the hot water tank to save money (until my then-girlfriend, now wife, convinced me to turn it back on)—all to use these savings as my launching pad of capital to get into buying income-producing real estate and starting a business.Fast forward to today, the foundational skills and inspiring stories I absorbed from the BP podcast have given me the confidence to take action and believe in myself, significantly advancing my investment career.

We also had an iron tub in the front yard that my mom would fill with water and put black plastic over to help warm the water, then a little hot water from the wood stove, and we would take turns bathing in the great outdoors.Rough stuff, but I don't recall ever being unhappy at that time.

DSCR is also available and that is 20% down for 2-4 units and that requires No income just need the rents to qualify.Indy has been a hot market lately I just closed on a few 2-4 units just outside of the Carmel area and Indianapolis. 

Common locations for supply lines to fail are where male threaded galvanized pipe is threaded into brass or copper valve and fitting bodies  (due to galvanic corrosion)  and hot water lines will rust up so badly as to start restricting water flow or begin leaking a decade or two before the cold side fails similarly.   

This scenario doesn't bode well for a 4k, 2 bedroom townhome in a nice location but not the hot spot where the action is walkable.Sell if you can and look for a better opportunity to invest.I have 20 rentable units.......all considerable lower cost than yours and I am finding it harder to keep the rents I have now.  

Yes, so Ohio was hot for the last few years but now it has cooled some.