If they are uncertain, let them know you can attempt to find a new tenant, but they are all responsible for the rent until you can fill a vacancy.

In NM I find that it's not unusual to be able to charge market rate $2500 - $2800/mo for 3bd 1300sf home when typical 2 bd rent is maybe half or less than that or 2.5 - 3x the note that I have  plus charge other fees like cleaning fees,  refundable deposit, etc .

I'm uncertain about my next steps.

Deals priced under $300k tend to have more than a few other limitations for reaching higher ARV such as a busy road, smaller than average/unusual lot, or no parking / garage other than on the street.

The design we need is so unusual nothing will be anything like it. 

A lot of good data on Wadesboro here on this Redfin link https://www.redfin.com/city/17...Appreciation seems uncertain based on this data so with limited (or potentially negative w/ the HELOC) cashflow and uncertain appreciation I'm not confident how great an acquisition this would be.

We also pay the city extra for extra bins since we end up with an unusual amount of trash. 

While there's some forecasting that can help you, the future is uncertain especially with a potential recession, new federal and state laws changing, interest rate changing, etc.

I am looking for a lender that can do a bridge or hard money loan for our slightly unusual situation!

I prefer to to buy and hold and rent out a house, but if cash flow will be so low, I would need to get more capital appreciation, which seems very uncertain at this point.