And the quality of their services.. not all closers are created equal They will probably keep closing them until there is a regulatory intervention by the state AGs office.

Ladies who have body lotion and other stuff on will jump right in the hot tub without rinsing it off.  

The City of Houston (COH) is enamored with Arlington's regulatory STR model.

If property values are stable or increasing, your strategy might be solid.Exit Strategy Since you plan to refinance in 12-18 months, consider what happens if interest rates don't drop or if refinancing terms aren't favorable at that time.Questions you might want to askAre there any zoning or regulatory issues with converting or renting the units as mid-term rentals?

I do not think this topic has been discussed here on BP so let me throw it out there - lets talk about finding the buried bodies. 

Home prices have been amplified because of the increased costs for builders to actually build a home in the US, mainly:Inflation (materials and labor).Regulatory burdens.Let’s look at both:InflationPrices for everything necessary to build a home - including building materials and hourly labor - are much much more expensive.

It became everything from a drug den to sex trafficking to an illegal auto body shop.

Pick the argument you like better but realize no body knows.  

Generally, if there is a single deed restriction, only the individual or body who created it can enforce it.

Over doing this 30 years my experience has been that able-bodied applicants are turned off by that stuff in the shower.