Large apartment complexes flooded the market with inventory and are offering crazy incentives and amenities that crush the small landlord which can make finding a tenant challenging and often for less than market rent. 

Another struggle i have with STR is replacing small items continually which ties back to pricing.

There is also an ad on small "house" which is also being rented.

It does have a small garage.

FHA loans require living in the home as your primary residence for 1 year after purchase.

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If I just bit the bullet at $1,000 dollars and gave it back to them so they could leave I would have saved $19,000 and 6 months of time.

Once the rehab was done I refinanced out of the private loan into a conventional loan as a primary residence.

These properties can provide cash flow and diversification while qualifying for favorable residential loans.

Do you have proof of loan approval?