If it were me I would rent a quick cut saw and just cut roughly 16" width where the pipe runs.

Here are things to consider:- VA loan requires you to purchase a "move-in" ready/habitable property - Considerable Property taxes - Most properties in VA standard are in market price- Operating costs (medium to high) - being conservative- Cashflow = almost non-existentI know this is not enough information to conduct a proper analysis.

But the objective is to find a happy medium.

This area is notorious for competing for large and medium businesses with Buncombe, due to the easy access to the airport and other egress and ingress advantages.

I would recommend finding a medium size local PM over Vacasa. 

If you are considering arbitrage at all, perhaps think about the Medium Term Rental (MTR) market instead.

The flooring and kitchen cabinets are medium/honey colored wood and were installed in 2013 - I'd like to keep them.

Jean,I would be very careful investing your remaining savings in any medium to high risk venture. 

The good news is that the emergence of these new mediums for lending and borrowing have given consumers more options than they ever had before.

Though if these rental rates are sustainable, it would require either renovating an old building or building a medium rise in order to get the desired cap rates.