New drywall, mechanicals, windows, electrical, roof, siding- essentially new from foundation up. 

There are many horror stories on collecting for damages from OTAs including a current thread on BP where guest left doors and windows open upon exit that resulted in frozen pipes.  

For example he asked me lastnight if i would evict if he didn’t pay rent, I replied and said “absolutely,the only way I would let you slide is if Lamborghini lets me have a free car due to the pandemic” he looked at me with a straight face and walked away. 

If you have other channels to list on, I recommend starting there and then launching on Airbnb/VRBO until you are within the booking window for your market.

I think another idea is come up with some renderings and a slide deck and go make presentations at the closest senior centers, Rotary and other service clubs, maybe several nearby chambers and see what kind of interest there is. 

This model offers a to open a window to some of the property’s equity without sacrificing control or ownership.

@Tj Collins You can 1031 exchange in and out of any state, you can 1031 exchange in and out of any investment real estate - farm land, apartments, commercial, single family investments, new construction etc...The big things are timing on the 45 day window, 3 property rule and closing in a certain amount of time.

Reading what they have to say in those articles gives you a window to the mind of the syndicator.

Then hopefully we have a 3-4-5 year window to increase rates. 

I spend a total of 5 days a month performing maintenance related duties(replace flooring, windows, plumbing issues, ect.).