I am working on getting financing for land but that has been my weak spot. 

I had my dumpster and 1 parking spot for a tenant in the ROW and the investor informed me I had to move them.

I would recommend that before you start STR-ing your investment property,  that you  clean it a couple of times yourself so that you can get to know where the "dirty spots" reside. 

You have to go to the right spot and dig, dig, dig...

Ohio markets show up 3 times in Zillows 2024 hottest markets, with Columbus and Cincinnati taking the top 2 and 3 spots.

Unless you are out $25,000 - $50,000, there is no spread in the time it would take for an attorney to try to get blood from a stone, a broke stone.You should be speaking with the realtor who recommended the contractor as it was their recommendation that put you in this situation.

Oh and Alana's comments are spot on, get out there and network at some of these meetups and you'll start to see doors open that you didn't even know existed.  

I'm tracking expected (AirDNA) revenue vs actual and it's been pretty spot on so far.I own other rentals in Eugene, let me know if you want info on the market.

As an Ohio Realtor, I just came by to tell you that a hot spot for investors/ people from all over the world is investing in Ohio.

What kind of airbnb would this be - for traveling workers, vacation spot, tourist spot?