Drive-to vacation rentals should flourish through the entire affair, because 1) Folks still would like to vacation, and 2) Said folks resist flying, due to both economic and safety reasons, and 3) they would much prefer staying in a home instead of a hotel, for safety reasons.It's the perfect storm for vacation rentals in drive-to destinations.

The fridge went into an existing single circuit to the panel.Yet on improving egress & fire safety etc throughout the building we had to get a commercial architect involved.

Redevice the upstairs to 3 prong (estimated 5 outlets) and install duel function breakers on all ungrounded outlet circuits to ungrounded outlets to bring them up to code and safety standards.

I could walk around downtown at 3 in the morning and have no worries for my safety.  

Overall attractiveness, cleanliness, safety, and quality of life in this location Hope this helps answer your questions about the market.

I guess I justified the low return for safety, the potential for less headaches and an A+ location.  

If they are a drug dealer or committing crimes on the property, it could risk the safety of other tenants or security of the property. 

You might lose out on the safety and appreciation of Austin, but you'll have something that cashflows from day one.

When a lender offers a no MI program, they're taking on this risk/potential costs, with no safety net. 

We thought of asking for $75–100k up front as a safety if it falls through a year from now.