So I also gave him a very detailed response, but the root of it was my favorite response… ‘IT DEPENDS.’

Tenant agrees to pay for clearing the drains of any and all stoppages except those, which the plumber who is called to clear the stoppage will attest to in writing, were caused by defective plumbing, tree roots, or a result of weather.

Broken pipe, roots?

I also don't know if there were signs that there was already a problem from the tree roots when the neighbor purchased the property.

I'm familiar with local and I'm for sure setting roots here due to family proximity.If my only focus was money then there are other things I can do with my money besides RE but I have several primary life goals that I want sooner rather than later and a windfall of cash allows big opportunities in RE investing.

They can cause blockages in your building’s sewer, especially older pipelines that may have greases, roots, or other obstructions already existing.

NC, as a state, has been extremely friendly to STRs historically.. there's a lot of reasons why but it's rooted in private property law interpretation here that's very favorable to the owner.

They have 50+ years of roots in that community.   

Plus, The Town is a great place to put down roots.

I'm not rooting for depreciation, but if I buy right, I'll still build wealth in today's market.