Hey, you accepted responsibility and I'd like to stay in a suite at the Ritz while it's done...Dear XYZ: Since this is an issue involves HOA common area, please contact the HOA to allow them to investigate the issue.

Management has to allow you to STR, and not change their minds in the future.

This can be a city or neighborhood.We manage a lot of Class C properties in the City of Detroit, so previous evictions are common.We typically do NOT allow within the last 3 years and we want to see stable employment, income and no other major credit issues since.For Class B rental we're looking for no evictions in last 5 years.Class A, would be at least 7 years.Of course, there are exceptions to all of the above for extenuating circumstances the applicant is willing to provide acceptable documentation for.

What types of criminal history will you allow vs not? 

As a park owner I will not allow you to own and sublet.

Some will do short term loans that allow us to buy, rehab then refi.

So it's probably an expensive job IF I'm even allowed to do it.I'm house hacking this property by living in this basement and renting the upper rooms so I can prolong the decision for a year.

If a cash out refinance, many lenders will allow the cash out to satisfy the reserves requirement.DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

At one of our areas of mixed use, no residential is allowed on the first floor. 

(The City of Seattle allows this.