I think it was a double whammy when the fed rate was boosted from nothing to 5-5.25 and the fed was also selling a bunch of the bonds they had bought before to drive mortgage rates down. 

Hey BP fam, I have a property that desperately needs a way out,The property has been on the market for a little bit, sellers just recently bought the property so they don’t have much equity. immediately I thought, subject too until I saw they had a 7.5% interest rate.

How much can each person store their gear there.

Realtors do this every day.. this is not an uncommon experience.. just ask one who has dealt with a listing that is going through a divorce.. the really hairy ones for me is when I bought at court house steps  and then go to the door to introduce myself as the new owner..

It was our first house that we bought in 2016 while we had a rent stabilized apartment in NYC.

I bought a place and the seller had to put in a new septic field, rest of it was fine.

You should get some more estimates, but what you are really trying to do is to find someone who has a license and insurance to do it for the cheapest price and that will set off a chain of events that will never end.It's more likely that you bought the house with a wrong scope of work done because you don't have a GC and thought you could DIY it.

After 2008 I bought land that was $100k prior for $8k - $15k. 

Worst case, it gets outlawed in a town AFTER you’ve bought a place there & now you have to sell at a HUGE loss bc there’s no buyer demand once STR use is banned!

We bought land with an ocean view, built and furnished for a total investment of about US$300,000.