I was also told it was a business decision not a regulatory restriction.

I also live out of state, and am interested in STRs on or near Torch Lake - do you know if there are many restrictions in the area?

The property is a full rehab, possibly more, and originally had restrictions from Freddie Mac requiring buyers to live in the home for at least a year, so I initially passed on it.

Also, keep in mind that some lender may have overlays that are more restrictive than the FNMA/HUD guidelines, meaning the lender's internal condo guidelines require more than FNMA/HUD.

Using a lower-cost skip tracing service and then a call/mail/sms campaign service separately may reduce your costs.

But I believe that if you're not violating any terms, not in a restricted industry or involved with anything deemed risky by Stripe then you're probably safe.It appears their move to Stripe is for accelerated payment processing, which is interesting since they acquired eRentPayment and Payment Report.On surface level it might be they're adding Stripe as an option on top of their existing infrastructure.

Picking this one back up: Dallas has restricted most short term rentals except for in certain areas as of this past summer. 

I am thinking in running a mail campaign to hit some deals off market.

I manage commercial units in a 9 story Buckhead residential building off of Pharr Road and they allow rentals but the building is older and you will find a correlation in rental restrictions and newer properties. 

This should have been conveyed as a deed restriction.