It speaks for the humble nature of locals that they are happy.

Also the nature of the current "access" -- whether it has been hostile or permissive.The good news is the title insurance carrier has allowed the claim and will likely pursue an agreement with the necessary property owners OR fight the legal battle if necessary.

You picked the wrong kind of property to start in as a 3/3.1 townhouse is not ideal for room hacking and is more residential in nature which is why you should sell it and take the proceeds and deposit money and look for a two-family where you and your brother can live in one side and you can full rent the other side - maybe even as a mid-term rental to 2x the rent.

An experienced local investor with "skin in the game" would be someone I would more easily trust to define what works needs to be done.

Don’t try to help anyone unless they approach you and out skin in the game.  

Concrete is naturally pourous.

The Fed's intervention, through increased interest rates, is intended to curb this excessive growth and bring the market back to more realistic levels.It's important to understand that a correction is a natural part of economic cycles and does not necessarily signal a crisis.

Reason for keeping it is to keep skin in the game in case we want to relocate back to our hometown (wife likes the security).

I took an interest in the investing side of real estate shortly after becoming a licensed real estate agent, and it seems like that naturally became my focus, between helping investor clients and being an investor myself.It looks like you have a few investment properties yourself!

. - Any other tips specific to the nature of the property or location.