Would you give her a chance or would you repost the property, spend more time interviewing potential candidates, and possibly miss a month rent.

They're not far from my house (I'm in 4 Corners) and if you've been watching it you see prices have been cratering in there, but I don't think they'll get down low enough where it makes any sense as a STR at least in terms of making any money.

That would allow for me to save some money on the down payment and aquire other flips/rentals.

I had to spend time cutting some of the metal strike plate so it wouldn't touch it at all. 

While we are not truly concerned with making it someones dream home, we do want it to be smooth/safe with a modest level of eye appeal and without a massive time or money investment.

They can be more flexible and may provide quicker access to funds.Private Money Lenders: These lenders can offer more flexible terms and faster approval processes compared to traditional banks.

Then all of the extra money you paid over that 5 year time frame gets washed out the door.

We currently have about $60,000 of our own money to use for investing/renovating our properties.

Nothing is less seasonal than Orlando/Kissimmee, but it's heavily saturated with STRs here and difficult to make any real money these days.

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