While it’s not impossible to close in mid December and still meet all requirements of the STR loophole, it will be extremely difficult due to the nature of hitting 150 hours, having it rented for 15 days or greater and having the avg stay be no greater than 7 days and not a decimal more.

To make the job flow easier, but also (mainly) to protect myself if a customer changed their mind later ( which was common).

I feel like having some good experts helping me clearly identify best practices and targets for success (instead of guessing) to be extremely helpful. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

On the house hack, you can divide common expenses by square footage or bedrooms, whichever is more advantageous. 

Yes it’s common to have an additional guarantor who has a balance sheet added as a credit enhancement.

I would have to call someone that is extremely motivated to sell and willing to accept any offer despite what they had listed to accept the offer on the 1st call. 

That's extremely difficult :(The good news is, it sounds like you have equity in your property.

Go around the nation, you'll notice this is a common trend.You need to bid deeper, and agents need to start pricing things more appropriately. 

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