It’s such a great resource for learning and connecting with like-minded investors. where is your property located? 

Your designer says we would like to have a copy of the floorplans with the wall heights, window locations, plumbing and electrical.

You could tell them to cancel the listing and you will find someone else to list it after a month not 4 months (the market take is subjective too, all dependent on what your house has compared to others, where it is located, the size of it, and so many other factors).

You aren't required to offer a loan mod prior to foreclosure.

This is especially true if you're trying to buy in the best location possible.

Here you are basically hitting it without needing to manage a property in another location.

Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive? 

If possible, in the future I would try to obtain a copy of a standard Condo questionnaire from the HOA prior to the mortgage application process and ask your lender to review it in advance in order to mitigate some of the time and costs risks associated.

Again, this is due to how long it was taking to get work done, the quality and lack of communication (I'm happy to post examples as well), and frankly, the quality of work expected once I realized how many things I was not told about before the purchase.However, you did not offer in any way to address issues left by the prior tenant and made it clear that it was my responsibility.

The STR market was great a few years ago but now too sure now unless you have a great location.