Hey @Kevin Connauton, I recommend reaching out to @Matt Solis when you get a chance.

Have you added your home to any of the insurance databases for consideration to help displaced homeowners get temporary housing?

The draw is actually this coming Fri for 2026The market for STR seems saturated in popular/touristic regions, however, if you have a unique property and offer affordable pricing, you may get descent occupancy. 

Yes, it's possible to get an FHA loan with 3.5% down in the city, but your lender is right—there are some tricky hurdles, especially for multi-units.

Quote from @Danielle Levy: Lesson learned: provide the full story up front and you'll get better advice.If you feel there's a case, put together all the evidence.

If you expect to get every penny out of every deal you are going to be disappointed.

Very exciting you are looking to get into the RE investing world.Thanks for the interest in Rent To Retirement.

What would you do in my shoes I don’t invest there so take this with a slight grain of salt but I’ve heard multiple stories of basically this exact scenario someone getting offered a big payday for something in Cumberland, rejecting it & always for some reason (house burned down, block got worse, sheetz decided they actually didn’t want someone’s land for a car wash after all) always selling for like 10-20k and regretting not selling. 

Who else would have the knowledge to lead others than a 33 year old former football player; who wrote a book that is being hocked by Bigger Pockets.Maybe you can get Nails (Lenny Dykstra) to write a book that BP can sponsor? 

If interest rates drop, a ton of people are going to get in and real estate prices are going to go up a ton if you’re back in bidding wars.