I am glad the first round of rent collecting during Covid19 worked out for you. 

This might be their round-about way of letting you know all is not well with them.

It is for the rounding out of RE experience almost as much as for the hoped for return.  

STRs have great value in a city like Boston as we have year-round demand for short term housing due to a diverse economy.

I found this property on and online auction and lost out on the first round of bidding but when the property came back on we went for it. 

It actually has 34 years left and the principal pay down is $60 per month (rounded up) at 6%.

Do your own calculation utilizing an actual paper form and by following the form instructions very carefully and see what you get.BTW - I use TurboTax and for some very odd reason Sch B was showing pennies on my entries, but nowhere else in my return did that happen all were rounded as expected.

They do not want rounds of bidding and 20 offers to go against for a 5% chance and waste months of time.

I would buy an STR that makes money year round as an STR and not bring retirement into it.

The main question for me is: once I get past the first year, can I then start making a good profit in future years, which for me is usually yes in the places that I choose.The number one key is that you have to choose a place with enough year-round activity to give you a good annual profit.