Personally that would be a pain to maintain and do lol

We have zip codes that have lower and and higher end areas within the same zip so not a good marker to use.Going along with that a lot of the neighborhoods are very street by street or change pretty quickly by block, so you have to be aware of that.

However I do go in slow season and I do not put in blocks. 

And if your investor friend’s private loan helps fill in any gaps, it might be worth considering that short-term pain for long-term stability.What do you think you’d focus on first... paying off that line of credit as fast as possible or jumpstarting the renovation to boost cash flow right away? 

I am just attempting to give you my view point and possibly highlight some points that may be a bit painful to hear but which are nonetheless true and which may help in the future, idk. 

This can create a subtle but effective pain point for the landlord—especially if they’re not excited about taking on those responsibilities.

All of that being said I think you have to get to a place in life where your current situation is more painful than the pain it takes to figure it out.

Why not, we already had everything in place, we loved the area, 3 blocks from the beach, good price etc.

Then you are in control of that money.Dealing with an insurance came is never easy, and sometimes it can be downright a pain.  

Try to buy “blocks of time” in advance?