The Bayport Dr deal intrigued us due to its market-ready condition, favorable purchase price, and high potential for profit with minimal effort.

You put all efforts and finally the outcome is zero. 

Demand and occupancy appears strong, but the numbers don't add up for me to justify the effort of STR.

What is the end product of your effort and where is it located, how long will it take to sell?

However, in emergencies or cases involving health and safety, we would attempt to contact the owner first and, if unsuccessful, proceed with the repair as outlined in the contract.Regarding the hot water heater, do you know if it genuinely needed to be replaced?

It’s easy to approach networking with a “what’s in it for me” mindset, but I found that the most valuable connections came from a genuine interest in building mutual trust and respect.

These leads were very unresponsive and may pan out over a longer period of time but the time involved is just not worth the effort.  

Looking at the responses on this forum, I appreciated the thoroughness of a few answers and the genuine curiosity of another respondent.

Fake investors, you can sell the dream, the hustle is sold separately  thats why lottery tickets sell so well.. dream with no effort. 

And then add a caveat, one you were genuinely contemplating or actually did list for sale within the first 6 years and it didn't sell for whatever reason and fit in the time frames listed above?