Purchase price: $320,000 Currently have a long term renter, the rent pays the mortgage and other expenses but provides no cash flow.

Doing short-term rentals would be very interesting.

You've put great details into it and structured it in such an organized way that even a newbie can understand the real estate process from the beginning of the acquisition process to the end of the disposition process. 

I'm a licensed PA realtor and have plenty of opportunities that could be of Interest to you in your price margin/targeted performance.Well SoCal Properties has appreciated well between 6-8% in the short term and +100% over a decade, which I believe is better than the national average.

@Ryan Bono I don't know the LR RE market at all, but would this be the style of property that would interest you: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/218-W-13th...?

@Matt SchreiberI bought my one and only short-term rental (STR) in North Myrtle Beach in February 2024.

He's changing the terms of the agreement, and you can choose to accept it or reject it.I don't think it's fair to pass this cost onto the tenant just because you are unwilling to stand up to the contractor.

I would have asked you what your long-term goal is but you have already thought about it.

Looking for guidance on the best way to proceed going forward in terms of asset protection and how to structure all of this real estate… 

You are still exiting with a refinance and thus the terms wouldn't change on the exit whether you are buying in cash and then refinancing versus doing a construction loan and then refinancing.