There is good money to be made with short term rentals but a lot of people get burned chasing the shiny object.

Interior gutted down to studs, removed walls for open floor plan, replaced 90% of homes original plumbing and electric, added central air and heat, removed old oil burning system.

The law regarding burning off judicial redemption rights is currently in flux due to some complicated reasons, but historically most judges have thought it took three years of possession post-tax deed to burn off judicial redemption rights, also.

Time is money, it's not a pretty process, and it burns a lot paying a bad tenant, but it's an option.    

Never mind telling the bad apples what you’ll do, that just tells the good ones you’re bitter and burned. 

Way to go, congrats @Cassidy Burns ! 

Probably another landlord that had a bad experience and burned out. 

If I own a 15 unit apartment complex and one burns to the ground and must be rebuilt with all the necessary code upgrades, does insurance rebuild the other 14 that are undamaged?

., holding strong while the rest of the country burns to the ground?

I've seen a lot of sellers and buyers get burned (many BPers) by wholesale deals.