With respect to paying $44k off on your HELOC, I personally think that is totally fine and a great start. 

Website only, please no emails.

Lancaster city limits short term rentals to only certain zones of the city so definitely look at the city website for that information.

Since they have proven they do not have any respect for you, they will not have any respect for your property, etiher.  

He had a tech job and we talked the business and he was legit and when meeting the family, they were very respectful. 

I’ve never actually been legally owed money before so I was green on how to handle things while trying to be understanding and respecting other lifestyles and career choices.

And, they all sign the lease to make them responsible for abiding by the terms of the lease, respecting your property, AND paying the rent.  

However, I have found trails of information on the internet and FHA-type websites indicating if you relocate due to work, that you are not bound by the 1-year rule once you begin at your new place of employment.

The property was purchased in 2021 for 1.1 million, was appraised in the summer of 2024 for 2.2 million, and reports from online appraisal websites say it could currently be around 3 million.

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount.