However, one man's death trap is another man's wildly popular STR.

Despite popular option the fed nor a president has direct control over long term interest rates.

Hey @Phillip Austin, With the popularity of house hacking in Denver, especially rent by the room, I think you'd be doing yourself a favor by offering rent by the room property management.

It is growing in popularity because of proximity to Charlotte (about 45 min drive) and Lake Norman but still has a small town feel.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/short-term-rental-loans-a...DSCR Loans: Terms to Know When Working With These Popular Rental Loanhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/dscr-loans-terms-to-knowWhat’s Next For DSCR Loans?

Rooming houses dwindled in numbers, and zoning regulations took out the rest.Now apartments in popular suburbs are as expensive as in center cities, and for people of even moderate means their own apartment or house may not be realistic financially.  

Anyone investing in real estate needs to be prepared for that.It sounds like this investor was able to make significant progress with this tenant to get caught up.

Are 1-bedroom units more popular than studios or 2-bedrooms?

A popular strategy I've seen work is to scale with properties in the C locations and then slowly upgrade your portfolio into the nicer asset classes as you progress and become more cash flow heavy. 

The cabin sits within a 15-20 minute drive of most popular activities that RRG has to offer.