Their issues are now your issues and you gotta pay them and Uncle Sam for that opportunity. 

I always recommend finding the information yourself but here’s what I know.The city is divided into a handful of districts and only a certain number of STR permits are issued in each district depending on various criteria.

Capital stack is usually a term used on large assets for the order of priority from debt, mezz, pref and common equity.Are they basically a hard money lender?

Is the crawlspace being inaccessible a reason for delay or not fixing the issue? 

Very very different tenants, costs to operate and jurisdictional issues. 

I have a tenant who has caused issues for me from the day she moved in.

., including Columbus, OH.An assessor ("auditor" in OH - https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/search/commo...) determines value and enforces the millage rate; the commissioner ("treasurer" in OH - https://treapropsearch.franklincountyohio.gov/) issues the tax bills and collects payments.

so I started another thread on that topic (I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts on the issue).

If you assume a VA loan....you will be using the bank that issued the loan.

House hacking, for example, is now such a common idea that regular people do it all the time.