Extending the drain some...

I offered to come pick it up in person but he blocks every avenue of communication at one point or another.

The ones who, when you leave their presence you just feel drained.

That was one of the areas we were focusing on and loved the street because coincidentally our family friend who was our real estate agent lived on the same street about 10 blocks away.We went to visit the house and there were already 30+ offers mostly cash and over asking!  

Kitchen Cabinets with fist sized holes, an overflowing AC drain that went unreported for lord knows how long, causing standing water & mold growth along the entire back half of the house (hence the water issue), and we found a nice pit bull puppy (no pet policy) that conveniently ate carpet + pad, chewed window casings and doors in EVERY room.

It is still being modified but as of now, they will be limiting the density of STRs to 1 out of every 8 houses on each block face--if you don't get grandfathered in.

I can't shake this feeling of throwing money down the drain every month on rent but if it makes sense to go with Option 2, I will happily go that route as well. 

I’d refund her money then block her contact in your phone.

I agree my prognostication had nothing to do with SFH SFR and owner occupied 1-4 unit MFR.Talking about the big apartment blocks in those super heated cities of NYC and Seattle.

I started investing in 2010 when you could find a deal on every block in Texas.