I have had similar situations with cats and guinea pigs. 

If you find yourself in a similar situation, I highly recommend exploring the gift of equity deals and using sweat equity for renovations.

I had a similar issue on my last deal and got another $25K off. 

Between the two, the real estate pricing is similar, but the investment landscape is very different. 

To leverage my background, I joined an investment brokerage that specializes in Fix & Flip and investment properties.Has anyone else made a similar transition?

It's effective interest is similar to Mezz-debt at current rates but a bit lower.   

Many employers are seeing now as a great time to opportunistically buy or lease, usually downsizing, into new office spaces in the district during this period where there are still depressed prices, even on some Class A office spaces.The Resurgence of the Office Market in D.C.The resurgence of employers returning to the city with the pandemic fears now in the rearview mirror is apparent with Q4 of 2024 being the first quarter of positive leasing absorption for office space in the District over the last 10 quarters (Source) Another example is Boston Properties Group (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office space in the United States, is building a 320,000 square foot new trophy office in Downtown DC, with 5 floors already pre-leased to the global law firm McDermott Will & Emery as well as the Rockefeller Group developing a 422,000 square foot office building slated for delivery in 2026 at 600 Fifth St.NW, which is similarly 50% pre-leased (Source).

Has anyone experienced something similar before?

Quote from @Patrick DruryThanks Patrick, which areas are similar to Cleveland Heights (price/amenities), without the POS?

Definitely list your property on ALE solutions, United Corporate Housing, Alacrity and similar websites for companies that place displaced homeowners.