It's a cool gig but not sustainable when you decide to start a family. 

Where you buy how you buy and if the asset can be sustained in a crash; some new investors look for cash flow to subsidize their living expenses but the assets need to pay for themselves and you need to have reserves to be able to sustain a crash.

Would a short-term rental be a sustainable investment year-round in HRM?

The cost of homes has risen SIGNIFICANTLY there and sustainability in most areas will be difficult. 

I can only assume that they don't want to deal with the  Self Sustainability tests on 3-4 units.

The reality is: buying a rundown, unlivable property to BRRRR is more sustainable and immediately profitable than buying a perfectly good unit and hoping that new tenants will pay more for updated living space (may or may not depending on your specific area, but unlikely).

The issues I would like to address are affordable housing, minimal/sustainable living, and strong sense of community.  

If I was spraying shellac I’d opt only for a mask with the filters, but I see where this is going, and I think I should be switching to a more sustainable future.

yes, their business is struggling, its a newspaper for one of the minorities. they have been in this location for a long time and probably need the money to sustain so looking for a payday. and no they do not have a place to move to yet. he said don't worry abt that when i asked him.

Obviously they're making money on those deals but that type of investing isn't sustainable.