Hi Davis, I'm an investor in the Columbia SC area.

Hello all, I do interior design and I am an active real estate investor.

Then if I have additional concerns I call in an expert to get further information and an estimate on what the repair will cost.

While home prices have cooled slightly from their peak, affordability remains a significant barrier.According to the National Association of Realtors, homes in the U.S. spent an average of 36 days on the market in January 2025, a slight increase from last year but still well below historical norms.

Most nearby cities are the same.Even in the Denver-adjacent cities that do allow non-owner occupied STRs, they vary widely -- some have caps on STRs, some cap the nights rentable as an STR, some cap the number of vacation rentals one owner can have, etc. etc.This is all to say, first know where you can do Airbnb, then start running numbers.

I know they would be worse off refinancing at today’s rates even if they could find an alternative lender able to lend on older mobile homes.

Here's an article with things to consider when selecting a cost segregation company.

The properties have unique advantages accruable to an investor who is willing to do their homework and take calculated risks.

You could go to work for a remodeler too perhaps giving bids, selling service or see if they will train you to be on a crew.You could also go to work as an ISA for one of the big wholesalers. 

I'm a huge fan of San Antonio as an STR market, but it is, like most "mature" markets, very sensitive about WHAT performs well.