I know I can easily find a qualifying tenant who will pay $1,000 per month if I don't renew a lease with the existing tenant. 

A wholesaler in Pflugerville brought me a deal when their cash buyer fell through, and it ended up being a win-win.Digging Into Pre-Development Permits: Austin has a lot of new developments, and I’ve had success reaching out to property owners near upcoming projects.

Quote from @Hanna Brown: @Jay Hinrichs If the bidder at the auction pays cash for keys to get the homeowner out, does the person redeeming from the owner position (exercising rights of redemption w/in 180 days) have to reimburse them for those costs they paid to get the homeowner out? 

Having these relationships can easily lead to really great deals that you likely wouldn't have come across without those connections. 

I have been in this situation before and having documentation to send Airbnb helped win my case.

If you do budget that much, the you will easily hit your profit target.There are currently no restrictions in Lewis county and STRs work there, but there is always discussion on them by the city.

There's a BIG win in all of this for you...the tenant is gone.

For example, many of the nicer ski towns around Colorado require first month, last month, plus the security deposit upon move-in which can easily amount to $7k+.

I have had a lot of success purchasing 5 bedrooms houses next to larger universities and have been able to easily find tenants.

This has got to be one of the dimmest, easily solvable predicaments I've read on here