Townhomes have extra holding costs in HOA and could limit your renting ability.

After some research, I'm thinking it would be a good opportunity to proceed with the offer and to set aside the "free" money for use for repairs/renovations and holding costs to have some extra cushion.There seems to be much debate on the use of credit cards in real estate investing, but considering my circumstances .. 1.  

. - Due to all the EXTRA handlholding with the tenants in these circumstances, we either terminate our management or require a higher monthly fee from owner.If you are a PMC reading this and you do NOT have these checks in place for new clients - the market slowdown is going to cause you a ton of headaches with desperate owners dumping their problem properties on you.

I don't know if the returns would be there unless you are doing something at a scale where you have half a dozen to a dozen STRs in the same general proximity. 

And you wont have enough equity to refi out any extra (you need 20% equity before you can start pulling out funds). 

And half of American renter households spend at least 30% of their income on housing, which is up sharply since 2000, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

One of the things that helped me early on was connecting with investor-friendly agents who weren't just selling properties but were genuinely willing to go the extra mile.

While comfort should be prioritized, extra amenities like gym equipment isn’t necessary.

They just buy not caring about anything extra.

I have a tenant who pays half of the rent at the beginning of the month and then the other half at the end of the month, without a valid excuse or reason.