Just in time when you might see end of year home prices taking a little dip since some sellers need to get properties off of their back to avoid paying taxes and renewing insurances again for new year. 

After talking to two realtors with intimate knowledge of the area, we learned that STR rents and annual occupancy are just too low to even cover the PITI of properties in the area, let alone maintenance, supplies, lawn care, snow removal, etc.

That can mean you will find some areas that are quite shallow and might not be as waterfront as you would like in times of drought.

The streets were empty, dirty and not pleasant to be in.

When you buy determines your short/long term capital gains.The "in-service" date = The point in time when you can start taking depreciation from.

Think uber/lyft driver contractor structure.But the call center staff who handle the important stuff like leasing, arranging repairs, etc. work overseas and likely do not have intimate knowledge of your rental area.That said, I’m not bashing this model.

In times like these, empathy and understanding are important.

@Brandon WongHello, I put together a spreadsheet model a while ago for calculating IRRs on rental investments, as an attempt to capture comparable returns by discounting future cash flows (in REI you also hear about cash-on-cash, which is typically at a point in time), and it sounded like you are having a related predicament.

While the cost of doing so is not high it's also not zero in time nor money.

He was pleasant to me.