But I think you're ok, that inspector would have to be having a real bad day.

Maybe nobody wants to "bother" since loan officers are paid on commission, even with how bad the market is for them.The local banks MAY be having an issue since they are used to working, well, local. 

They have an on-site venue for weddings, so the tiny homes they have serve as a good hotel replacement for wedding attendees and I'm sure they stay pretty booked at least during the summer:https://weecasa.com/I also think the Western Slope (especially Ridgeway) might be a pretty good spot for something like this, either the same setup (weddings / tiny homes) or something similar, the only sticking point might be having enough nearby activities.

I consider the age of the product, the cause of the damage (gross negligence, abuse, or accident), the length of tenancy, and how the Tenant behaved in other aspects (timely rent, communicative, no lease violations, etc.). 

It's such a disgrace to the whole system that so much money has been allotted for assistance and yet somewhere it's being just kept on hold with the cost being families losing their homes and in Mississippi they might even be having to return millions to the federal government since they're not dispersing the funds they received....clearly this system is/has failed.

Since you live right next door and if you were willing to be very hands-on, it might work--the tenants will be more likely to behave themselves knowing that you're watching them. 

I will be having conversations with lenders in the next few weeks. 

No, but if the rents went down I would struggle with that and the tenants would be having a lower priced apartment which would be good for them possibly.  

You should call not the current landlord but the one prior to that, to get real understanding how tenant was both with payment and the way they behaved during their residency.

We’re about to close on a 2/2 in Sevierville, thanks to @Avery Carl’s tenacity when dealing with a seller who is behaving irrationally.