Are there any other cons that I am missing for doing this?

They also noticed the furnace and hot water tank is missing / stolen. 

We are actually thinking about moving into the smaller unit. we are thinking if we should rent the main unit for long term rental or STR like airbnb but im afraid with airbnb, the non occupied days we may miss out on cash if its not rented out. 

The records of the closed title company MIGHT show how they handled the issue, but more likely they missed this issue otherwise as part of their solution a mortgage satisfaction document would have been recorded at that time. 4.

Your post is missing important pieces :) 

Am I missing something here?

This will give you a clear idea of what the house might be missing, and or need and gives you time to make those changes/additions before your first group.Another tip: I think it is natural for bigger properties to have more vacancies during the week/slow season.

Am I missing something? 

Totally newbie, so I might be missing something, any help and guidance is appreciated.Thanks, Deb

I give advice around this topic to clients every day and want to know if I'm missing something.