The plan was to rent the house out after repairs but I was unable to find another home to rent and was not able to finish repairs. 

Good idea except I'm not able to get a realtor's license because I have a criminal record from way back when.

He ran out of funds and was not able to pay the electric company to hook up the meter.  

Owner has been in the hospital so not able to do anything currently. 

I also owned a 1 br 1 bath 1,000 f2 condo in the same building and was NOT able to get anywhere near the same premium for furnished.   

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In his diagrams, he considered all rental properties as passive income, and had noted that profits (if any) from this passive income are not able to be utilized to fund a solo 401k or a self directed IRA.  

It's been steadily going up however, so I'm either looking for lenders who would do a HELOC once my credit score reaches the required number OR I'm also seeking private lender who would be willing to lend with a second position lien on the property for the renovation amount ($35k-$40k)I was working with a private lender but he proved to be unprofessional and not able to prepare the proper, legal documents.

The public adjustor is getting frustrated that I'm not able to obtain the bills and the seller is completely unresponsive. 

Notably, short-term rentals are categorized as non-residential properties.