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Firstly, it often generates higher rental income compared to long-term leases, particularly in desirable locations or during peak seasons.

The math tells me you should have sold the property a long time ago. 

They are all on separate parcels, paid off and occupied by long term tenants.

From what I can see around here it is a landlord friendly state so when you turn your prop into a rental you should do well as long as the numbers are good.Acquisition is all about entry price.

Can they prove how long it takes to rent a vacant property?

Yes, they can be slow with the first payment, but as long as the HUD paperwork is complete (essentially a promissory note here), the money always comes.

Also, if the sponsor is new, I am fine with less skin in the game as long as it is significant to their net worth.

Does it look like a modern-ish apartment with breezeways and internal stairs, or is it built like a roadside motel with long walk ways along the front.  

Not one lease in the entire country says a tenant can’t take the appliances when they leave, even long term leases.