There is absolutely nothing wrong with a real estate related job.

So the property owner must make sure they are aware of & are complying with all regulations related to their vacation rental property.It sounds like your neighbor did not conduct adequate research before offering their property for rent on the short-term market or else there were other factors involved which allowed the City to shut down the practice in your neighborhood.

A deed and seller carry back is relatively new to many where I am.

You can also use a source like People Finders or anything similar, to find a relative of an owner and contact the relative.Hope this helps.Good luck-Bev

(Smaller tenant pools, can't charge as much rent relative to ARV, etc.)That's a really interesting business model.

MC used to have some of the best schools in the state and the strongest real estate market trends; these days, they don't have a single high school in the top 20 in the state and the real estate market has stagnated relatively to other wealthy counties in the area.While I'm not presuming this is the sole reason for what you're seeing, it's interesting to note that MC is undergoing some changes. 

Have they been property related ie apparisal issue, environmental issue etc.

Not related to Real Estate necessarily, I was wondering if someone has a good calculator online for a general business loan.

Someone correct me of I'm wrong, but isn't there a % limit of what banks will give on a HELOC loan in relation to the appraised value?

He obviously was suffering from stress related issues.