It is much more difficult to sell an entire portfolio that has become uninsurable (which would require a cash only sale) or that insurance rates are so high that no one wants to buy. 

I hope you end up buying here.

Fatal mistake to buy that on the forward curve.My recommendation would be to get out of this position; the STR is in an extremely oversaturated market and the underlying asset is a clone of many.

Selling and buying something else you want keep and doing a cost seg in would help with the tax burden probably better in this situation.

This vary heavily town to town. 20% down is great if buying strictly as investment but if you have a way of owner occupying I would explore that route and apply the 20% down to increasing value of property and instead using low money down loan. 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Piffard.

Just a thought or buy a bizzness that will do far better than rentals. 

Quote from @Roxanne Whitaker: Please be aware if you buy an investment property and do not live in MD, when you go to sell it you will pay an 8% tax at settlement. 

My strategy is buy-and-hold, not buy-and-sell.

Notice when I spoke of London STR I used the words "gain control of a property" and NOT "buy a property"????