The expenses are on average 20% of Income.

But the reality is most people rent these spaces, a lot of homeowners depend on this income. 

is it an investor buying for rental income?

I've basically paid the mortgage on this property for a year with no rental income and a ton of expenses.The other properties had their own set of issues (the IN tenants trashed the property) but this KS property was so stressful, a headache, a hassle, such a financial loss, and I've just felt lied to the whole time I want to sell all of them and get away from it.The IN house has been on the market for 76 days (since this is the first property ready to sell, KS prop.

Your loan may be dependent on the income you are getting from the other side.

Build experience and adjust.Some hosts use cleaning fees as a source of income.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with zero or negative relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

The reason for the lengthy time is he has given me the impression he relies on this income to sustain he and his wife.

The downside of selling will also be that our expenses will go up by buying a new home as well, and we aren't very high income earners (we both make a little over $100k/year combined)We also own a few small rental properties in smaller towns nearby in TX, so the rental game isn't new to us!

One of our investors utilizes nightly rental income in lieu of market rent on appraisal.