You can find comparable sales in 2017 and use that dollar/acre figure to arrive at the fair market value then. 

Its a fairly common strategy.

., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.

I have a city rowhouse with a 20' sidewalk and 5' wide steps with 9 treads and two 7'x7' landings. It's a 4 family, I just don't want that kind of transactional relationship with any tenants. At another property with ...

There are a few ways to skin this cat.

I'm fairly sure you can structure to sell a partial after a month or two of payments that would pay off the underlying $215K note. 

Both Fort Lauderdale and Pompano have fairly relaxed STR rules and regulations. 

You can go to a CU or local bank but they want a wad a cash from you for skin in the game and your going to have a rough interest rate. 

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

Thanks, Victor.I have met the people in person, and it's a fairly large, established lender operating in multiple states.