What can I ask in terms of how to carry the animal around to prevent anyone else complaining of allergies and such?

In terms of sellers, I plan on negotiating with them directly with no agents.

But what jumped out to me was the immeasurable in terms of dollars:“But our family has grown!”

I personally love Columbus in terms of doing value add.

It also means I need to underwrite with CoC returns being more important as rent increases can’t make up for a poor cash on cash return.Folks who operate in rent controlled markets does it change how you operate both in terms of management and investment decisions?

The market has bounced back from Covid and all things are go in terms of tourism. 

Assuming you are keeping them, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the BRRR method--both in terms of concept and actual tips and traps.

We do strive to reply to emails within 24 hours in the in term between calls.  

Some of the top producing areas we've noticed in terms of pound for pound ROI and generally smooth path to STR permit currently include: Florence, Brookings, Waldport, Nehalem, Lane, Coos and Curry Counties, and case by case Rockaway Beach (three oceanfront STR's for sale with permits) Lakeside and Bay City. 

In terms of your financing question, the majority of loans we do are in that $1m to $5m range, so that's not an issue at all (fake numbers wasting everyone's time would of course be an issue, but let's stipulate that it's solved).