She claimed "air quality" and "water quality" problems among her chief concerns.

Together the portfolio is worth 2.5 Million and he STRs them on Vrbo and Air BnB. 

I would say air on the side of caution.  

The air conditioning doesn’t work, the fridge is broken, and the property is far from "turnkey."

They built a pole barn structure, air conditioned it, strung up some lights and trendy decor and host baby showers or weddings almost every weekend. 

There are several STR's on AiR B&B that do not abide this; are they likely operating outside of permits or does the county make exceptions?

Many properties in Macon lack central heat and air which I feel is a "must-have" amenity in GA.

Affordability is about 1:3So yeah on the surface it looks like a big difference, but there's a lot of things not controlled for in the stats- There were a crazy amount of houses built in the years just after the war, so housing stock was easy to come by everywhere;- Homes had nowhere near the kind of features they have now - 2 car garages, dishwashers, OTC microwaves, W/D hookups, high efficiency windows, central heat & air conditioning, etc - all those doodads and niceties drive up the cost of housing;- Fewer mortgages were 30 year, so homeowners had to pay (relatively) higher monthly payments;- Rentals were almost exclusively apartments, so there was more supply for buyers;ETCI think these things tend to be more stories that make for good press but aren't really that grounded in reality overall.

If mold remediation is done by a handyman without air sampling or post-remediation testing, it can lead to issues during the sale.

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