I suspect the latter. 

I suspect these idiots were so dumb they didn't know the lines were aluminum.

I will counter with the $1 and lower my price to meet a couple of possible problems that I suspect will cost more in repairs and see what happens.

I suspect your lease has a clause about criminal activity being grounds for termination.

If I understand correctly, I have 40k into the current house and if I can get someone to do a lease option @ 3.5% then in 3 years if it all goes as suspected I will make an additional 40k??? 

I suspect a mostly blue collar neighborhood.

I suspect that was the judgment amount....I'll bet you lunch no other bidder bid $134,900 at the foreclosure auction, and WF out bid them.

While a specific time limit is not coded in Missouri law (unlike other states, where tenancy is specifically noted as being a resident for more than 30 days), as long as the guest is on a short stay (less than 30 days), I suspect it could reasonably be argued that a VR guest is not "renting" or "leasing" the property, but unless there's case law somewhere to that effect, it'd just be an argument in front of a judge. :/ But I think it is pretty clear that hotels and motels aren't subject to normal tenancy regulations and eviction law and the like, and so it seems logical that short-term rentals are more similar to a hotel/motel than a long-term rental.

All those thinking that their cash flow will save them are going to be in for a rude awakening I suspect, so I say by all means, keep an eye on these markets, but for the reason I just mentioned instead of for the reason the OP likely had in mind.

I was even told that there was no guarantee on the tenant - e.g. if the tenant placed needed to be evicted, I would still have to pay for the placement of the new tenant...I suspect this is going to be on the other end of the spectrum of what you will find...