I guess my fear is purchasing a home in STONE county and then applying for it to be a STR and being denied. tonight there is a meeting of Stone County Planning & Zoning and there are two families trying to get the zoning of their home changed to operate a STR.

I recommend listening to BP podcast episode 304 to  overcome fear and crush any negativity.

Her risk level is 0 she has fears and has The trust money sitting in mutual funds something my parents would never do!

STR PM in FL here - I think media sensationalism has contributed to your bias about fear of hurricanes. 

It can be scary but it's even scarier to think of reaching the end of life, and realizing you missed out on so many things because of fear! 

We all started somewhere, some how and fear is part of the process.On if it a good deal, only you can answer that because no 2 investors have the same "buy-box" or buying criteria.Goodluck and keep us posted.

Banks have had this information for years and no one is fearful they will disclose it to the public.

I had to pass on the property because I fear I might not be able to handle “long distance” at this point since I’m just starting and do have a good team I trust in that area.

Maybe people don't want to mention the good ones in fear they will go work to someone else.

So sustained maintenance should not be your concern, your concern should be on how fast you can recover the initial cost of the hot tub, the maintenance is not the issue.Argument #2 Seems like this is based out of fear and the unknown.