While it is true the fix is permanent and frankly, the foundation will be better than it ever was, people are not yet so familiar with the fix as to recognize that.

That is not the case for us...these are all permanent structures...more like "really small detached houses".

I have a colleague that concentrates on 55+ and he's done very well.The Pros:Once a tenant moves in they tend to stay until they...ahem, permanently vacate.Less wear and tear than from a family, younger tenants.Few drunken parties.The Cons:Since many tenants will be on fixed income, can be difficult to keep raising rents in line with the market.Obviously smaller tenant pool.HOAs can kill you in a condo of any kind.

We will be converting the 7 treehouse style permanent deer stands into larger tree houses for Airbnb as well as building other structures, planting a fruit orchard, growing cash crops, hosting retreats and educational events as well as building a wedding venue and many other plans we have in store.

And then I would require it be permanent.

You might hire an experienced realtor for a few hundred, to do some market trend research for you before you decide.As for maintaining moisture… as Neal mentioned, there's no sure way but, consider installing a permanent soaker hose system around the foundation (to make it easier on your tenants to cooperate.) 

Aidan - thanks ..contact a lender that is local and  begin the  process ....FHA  pre approval  is  the same as " conventional " loan  pre approval .....fyi - you will want to  avoid  FHA if possible  as the mortgage insurance  on these loans is  permanent  whereas  conventional loans allow the mortgage insurance to be dropped  once  ample equity is attained ....also there are soem conventional programs  that allow as little as 3% down payment ( as compared to FHA requiring 3.5% down payment )

I just searched the Gobi Mongolian and it says they are permanently closed.

In other words, do competent and experienced syndicators pretty much always do what they say they are going to or make it up to you in the coming year, or is some kind of significant permanent loss of my investment an actual concern?

The issue is when the bank went to the an appraisal, there is only one water  meter in the property and they are saying it is technically has a use code for single family, most likely meaning that the efficiency addition to the home was done unpermitted.My realtor is talking about telling the home owner to open what is currently a permanent door and removing items from the kitchen and having them redo the appraisal/application as a SFH.