Most occupied property insurance policies will cover "vandalism and malicious mischief" but there are different forms of policies so you'll have to ask.

You should reach out to @Melissa Haworth she can get the actual numbers/rents on STRs in the area to help run your comps.Each building is different, each area is different, it is important to find accurate data to make good decisions.

Property values have been appreciating rapidly in recent years, and the city’s population has started growing again—a trend we haven’t seen in decades.I’m also based in California and have been investing in Detroit for several years, so I understand the concerns of out-of-state investing.

Indeed as Stevo mentioned, there are no Canadian versions but it still works, the only difference is the mortgage interest rate is compounded monthly in the USA vs semi-annually in Canada but that doesn't make a huge difference in payments.

Two different companies. those lots aren't that big but if you have thick timber it's going to be hard.

The real estate market in Dubai is significantly different to the U.S. though.

I ended up buying a different property two blocks away.  

Refinancing isn’t an option yet because of the way we purchased it (unless someone has a bank that will look at the deal differently) our original plan was to pay off our balloon in early 2027 when it is due which the bank will treat as a purchase and then we would wait until we are able to refinance so probably 2028 and then we could pull out a good chunk of equity at that time.

Consult eviction attorney regarding commercial; I'm specifically a residential PM and commercial usually has different rules because of the nature of the investment and occupancy (tenant doesn't [usually] live there)

From there every 20 point increment affect pricing differently.