There is no redemption insurance available to protect buyers. 

Covid brought us tremendous success so we got our contractor's license and opened Apogee Custom Homes.

It is my understanding that you can give Latchel a customized vendor list although my solution was to fire Great Jones (who outsourced maintenance to Latchel) and hire a local PM with real people and real local vendor relationships.

They may have a separate system or entity that is used for holding properties vs the business itself for legal protection.

I feel like I can't protect against a situation where I get sued (e.g. someone slips and falls) and they "only" choose to go after the liability insurance on the property's policy, leaving the umbrella policy to pickup anything above/beyond the liability from the STR property. 

Some U.S. banks may be reluctant to offer mortgages to non-residents, so you might need to look into Canadian banks with U.S. branches or specialized lenders who cater to foreign investors.Legal Structure: Setting up the right legal structure (like an LLC or a corporation) is crucial for liability protection and tax purposes.

It helps protect your personal assets and keeps your business operations separate.

This will protect you from a tenant claim that they really had $2,000 security deposit, but the lease only said $1,000.

Nothing I've read in the state Landlord-Tenant Law says anything about it as a protected class, and I know the governor recently (2023) signed into law allowing landlords to not accept it. 

How important is profit vs protecting your asset for a future use?