Now you have 4 homes, $160,000 of equity and all of your cash back vs. the one house where your $50K is still tied up.

Follow up with a certified letter so there’s a record of your request.

If so, you can't really pivot to short-term rentals there and have to capitalize on the inn vibe and in-house services.My major question is why is the current owner, who bought it after it sat vacant for twenty years, looking to sell you the problem they can't fix?

Hopefully they have enough income without the rent to qualify.  

Sure, would love to connect. 

@Ricky Reddin, sorry to hear your wife's mom passed away.

@Paola Astrid, if so be the case, refi to a conventional investment loan. 

I will DM you who I chose to go with. 

I want to take the leap but I just would like to hear of some unbiased thoughts about his VA's.  

To date they have paid out monthly like clockwork.