The area was without power, materials were delayed in reaching job sites and the city inspectors were not at full capacity as the City was shut down as well.

Let me know how things work out for you.

I was touring the property when they were home and they asked me how the living situation was gonna work out, I explained that my loan stated that I had to live on the property for a year, and the tenant next door was on a year lease & he was month to month so he was going to have to leave.

Can work out very well. you just need to make sure you and the owner/seller are on the same page. 

If things work out, we'd like to have at least 1 additional property before the end of the year and have 8 in 8 years.

Numbers don't really work out for landlords though.

What were your solutions, and how did they work out?

I do however think as things clean up systematically, cashflow will improve and the benefits of low capX exposure in near term and appreciation will work out.

Looking for thoughts on a strategy to help VRBO not get immediately buried by Airbnb and be permanently assigned to an “also ran” capacity.

.* Property in a flexible market to switch the rental from an STR to LTR (if STR doesn’t work out).Questions:* What are the prospective neighborhoods or areas within and around Houston for STR investments?