Water from the well has sediments and water forms a yellow lining in toilet.

@Cosmo DePintoThe BRRRR is alive and well.

REI Central is Thursday night of this week (2/6), and there are a few other local meetups as well. 

Reducing risk requires at least some time spent in research and involvement in a deal.There are many other things you learn along the way as well. 

The ads probably relate to a well known GURU on YouTube who convinces people to spend $12,000 to join his "community" and to send him leads.

Quote from @Joel Oh: From my experience, Aircover never failed to cover any damage.Ah well there's your problem....If you read similar threads on this very Forum, you'll see that most host's experience with AirBnB are the opposite.

@Jon Taylor explained it l well.  

if you were only going to rent out a portion of the house as an STR that portion would have to be worth more than your exchange as well.

Negotiating distressed properties takes skill, and a lot depends on the seller’s situation as well as the property's condition.

Sounds like either some of the information provided may have been exaggerated or changed, or possibly you could have been dealing with an identity theft situation as well.