Sometimes you have to challenge the SOW and determine if everything really needs to be done in order to attract qualified tenants.

It’s clear you’ve put thought into your investment, and the challenges you’re facing are common for many first-time investors.

Finding a deal on that list is challenging. 

Here is the how I would explain it to a kindergartner:The true power of a 1031 exchange is the ability for an investor to meet their investment objectives without losing equity to taxation.With more money they can buy larger, multiple, or more productive properties.What is the alternative?

If I finance the rebuild then the 1031 exchange presents some challenges (I will need to land a property that cash flows or breakeven so that I can get the loan for my rebuild, or banks will count that debt against me).

This market is challenging. 

The Cape also in my opinion is oversaturated with STR's so it's challenging to find a base number of how your property will perform. 

Is this true?

I have worked for lenders, I've brokered, and I have worked with real and true private money and even closed loans funded by a hedge fund of a syndicate of investors.  

There’s a lot of misinformation out there, particularly around VA loan assumptions—one common misconception is that you have to be a veteran to assume a VA loan, which isn’t true!