If you have access to someone who is ready to trust you with their asset, do right by the owner and go for it!

Secondly, you'll definitely want to confirm with a tax strategist with experience in the STR space to confirm if the setup you describe will pass as an STR with the IRS. 

When you have a new area that still has easy access to an established city, it can flourish. 

Oil and gas wouldn't be what it is without the government taking on much of the risk through the intangible drilling costs tax credit, and the depletion allowance act deductions, and literally hundreds of other tax benefits, loopholes and direct subsidies plus the fact they have access to public land to be drilled for pennies on the dollar, and the government cleans it up once they're done. 

I've cheaped out and bought doors where I had to chisel out the space for the hinges and strike plates.

I know we generally talk about redlining in terms of access to mortgages and other financial instruments, but doesn't NAR have some policies around it too and how real estate agents operate around the topic?

I recently bought a commercial condo (retail) and have been going through hoops with the seller (developer) to make changes to make the space ADA compliant. 

This is not the cheap markets but the higher cost markets.This year I added a half bathroom out of existing space in a very expensive area. 

Live in one space and rent the other space out.

•For example, a listing with three price drops and 180 days on the market would be weighted less than one with 30 contacts, no price drops, and a quick removal after 30 days.3.Open Data:•Provide direct access to each comp’s details: price history, leasing schedules, photos, and even links to the original listing sites—all without leaving the platform.These three issues have been my biggest frustrations with current tools, and I’m building this out for internal use in my market.My questions to you:•Is this something you would want to see in your market?