So now I am stuck as I am not able to recover the money already spent to continue the project and I am concerned that not only this project is going to cost more morning but also my profit margin is shrinking as more time passes by to pull permits and now a can of worms has been opened not sure where to go from here.

My answer was yes.I asked her today to make a payment and hand me the key.She just sent me the entry pass code and said I can get inside and look at the property and she will send the payment now.It never happened.

Once you get that tenant that does not pay the rent and you have to keep paying their electricity as you go through the eviction process you will understand that you should always pass the utilities on to put in the tenant's name as much as you can.In the duplex with the dryer state that the rent was set with consideration that that tenant would be paying for all of the electricity for the dryer use, including the use for the other unit's tenant. 

If not, I'd strongly recommend staying in the city for a weekend, driving around to different areas that you're looking to invest in and just getting a feel for the zip codes that you'd like to invest.I'd also like to pass along this zip code breakdown done by Doug Skipworth and Dean Harris (from Crestcore) to give you a better idea of which areas to look for deals and which areas to avoid: https://youtu.be/cl69pb2DvEo?

So, the town of Ithaca (which is a sort of donut surrounding downtown) passed restrictions on STRs a few years ago.

So, I would not look at the time that has passed as a reason to believe they won't be doing it in the near future.

., these cost's of operation become a pass-through expense unto end consumer.

DON'T FIND A BUYER AGENTSomeone who used to be a CBRE agent and now owns a team doing large-scale commercial investments told me to never find a buyer agent, because the seller agent would not want to entertain your offer.

If you buy notes require they give you the collateral file for review before purchase, if they won't then pass them by.

Sadly, she passed away.