We gave him 56k in deposits and he will not even pick up his phone or engage in a conversation.

Have your ducks in a row.

However, a lot of concerns can be mitigated with looking at their past rental behavior in a lot of different settings.

Understanding STR regulations in a market is an essential "must do" when it comes to evaluating a short term rental.

Or try the reverse - rehab a property to Class A standards in a Class D neighborhood and try to get a Class A or B tenant to rent it.Unfortunately, many newbie real estate investors are jumping into buying affordable Class C rentals - expecting Class A results.

I see 3-5 as a fad.Fractional ownership - way to much overhead for these to be profitable. think "timeshare".STR in non traditional markets - running a STR is a business and real estate, boils down to location location location - who would want to go to a conference and stay in a STR vs. the hotel where the conference is at, most businesses pay for this I do not see why.Mixed use with green - this has been going on for years- it will continue but it is also more expensive to build - which means higher costs to use.Not trying to be debbie downer, I have seen these attempted to be done in the past and they really have not been successful.I do really like the BTR model though as I continue to see that as a very good option in the future. 

Once in a while, you may have to do so if the material vendor requests it.

Can property owners or property managers enroll a tenant in a renter's insurance policy and charge it back to them?

Since we're In a college town, a majority of our travel demand revolves around the Texas A&M University and the university's events.

In a last ditch effort I sold my personal home and made about $200k from the equity.