. ;-)Some things come to mind-do you host yourself, have a property manager or co-host, is your STVR dog friendly, do you have king beds, where is your market, do you have professional photos etc.

I also think $1250 is too high for a 2 bed/1 bath in PTown.

What is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

Bottom line: you're not helping them by allowing them to keep digging the hole deeper AND you're cheating yourself.

For future readers, many banks will offer an unsecured line of credit up to $25k.

That "pipe" is known as a Line Set. 

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

We renovated the SFH and converted the garage to a 2-bed ADU.

It may also make it easier for your estate planning attorney to line up ownership with your estate plan, assuming a CA-estate plan if a CA resident.

Sounds like he was feeding you a line of garbage.