A non profit school program acquired the assemblage 30 years ago and built an infill structure and an addition in the rear.

Many from non-EU countries, and because of Brexit, some brits here that don't want to leave. 

@Shayan SameerThe non-paying tenant could impact your short-term cash flow, so consider the potential costs and timeline of eviction in your state.

We used our own cash we had no private investors.The other critical part was that we negotiated a 3 year wind down if our bank did not renew this was critical in 09 it allowed for a semi organized wind down that most of us in the HML space were doing in 09 to 2011 with all of our defaulted loans..

Buying properties through non traditional channels.  4.

People seem more angry with Airbnb and VRBO but ultimately, guests still see more value in them than hotels so the question will be if new entrants (or existing platforms like BDC) will continue to invest in the STR space (e.g.

Our pet deposit is non-refundable which is what I generally would recommend (assuming your state and local laws allow that).

But now with the joy and headaches of non-metered units, trying to wrangle 3 different set's of persons into playing nice, etc etc.. 

If you need 10 minimum and have to hold those non-paying tenants until you get 10, what does that cost you in your financial model?

Tried other things but can't make anything better since it gives me space, allows me to prioritize and delegate, and is practically free.