It is a very protracted and complex case, but I shall summarize best I can:- husband caused the fire and committed suicide- insurance claim denied due to arson- wife filed bad faith claim against insuror under innocent spousal relief argument- insuror still refused to pay claim- wife exhausted all resources; abandoned further claims against insuror- city deemed property uninhabitable and issued demo order (lien)- property demolished along with the solar panels- husband was the sole lessee of record on the solar lease- wife submitted death cert to solar lease co.- bank just recently issued cancellation of debt to wife for 1st mortgage- wife wants to wash hands of it all and sell vacant lot to meMy discussions with the public adjuster I brought on the case was that since the property no longer exists, the solar lien is wiped out, but I'm not sure.    

On the other hand, IMO I have done fairly well for not having much more than an imagination and a good amount of ambition.

. $500 is outrageous and no AC service call should take longer than an hour anyway.

But in terms of cash flow I like this more than an EV charger or renovation.

I only have a dozen but that easily brings in $20k a month in net income and requires less than an hour a month worth of work with a PM.

I personally don't like STR's because they are more of a business than an investment(in my opinion).You didn't mention the amount of hours that you and your spouse work but I would have to assume it be between 1900 to 2200 hours assuming you work 48 weeks and between 40 to 50 hours a week.If you buy a STR and self-manage it, you are added 200-300 hours per year in additional work making your life more stressful and less time to do things that you enjoy.Best of luck. 

I've exhausted my effort there..

A bankruptcy that is years old is less concerning than an eviction that is 2 months ago.  

You'll find some really great tenants, less turnover, and a higher rental rate than an LTR using this strategy.

We usually cut a permanent dryer vent in the wall and use that to exhaust it to the outside (instead of hanging a hose out the window, yikes again).If you don't have forced air in a property (meaning if you have hot water radiators) a mini-split system is one of the most cost-effective ways to cool a house.