Thankfully you have partial overlay cabinets, so some wood-fill for the holes, sand and touchup paint.Not sure what is on the other side, or over, your range, but me, adjusting the layout would be the ideal option, but will likely not be cheap, since it will almost certainly result in new counters, if not also some fill and/or a new cabinet or two (depending on if any cabinet to the left of range is able to be moved over to corner area).What was originally there?  

CrimeIndexer.com has a map of total crime volume and a map of crime density adjusted for population.

It's tough to say with certainty and it a lot of success in the MTR market hinges upon operating ability, property layout, understanding your clientele and ability to adjust to the market.This article does flag some cities that are good for MTRs: https://www.stessa.com/blog/hot-spots-medium-term-rentals/

Similar to the 15$ Big Mac, even inflation adjusted from 5$ should be around $8.50 so the gouging is greedy and it is real on all accounts.

Our housing prices are insanely high to begin with.We take adjustable rate mortgages at levels you would never see in the US.

Adjusting to a new city is hard enough without changing your standard of living.

A cabinet painting business ran as a cash based sole-proprietor and I’m an insurance adjuster operating out of an S-Corp.

I have to show the comps chosen by the appraiser were not as good as other comps or the adjustments made by the appraiser were absurd. 

It's about adjusting expectations and maybe giving up on some of the "rules" for good deals.

Naturally, we asked the cost segregation company to adjust their report.