Is there an lower cost alternative to granite / quartz kitchen countertops that is still suitable for an STR?   

Natural gas connections.

Alternative Solutions: If refinancing isn’t possible and a buyout is needed, consider a structured buyout agreement where the remaining partners gradually purchase your share, allowing you to exit while they assume full ownership.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Alternatively, you could potentially have negotiated a lower purchase price… or just walk from the deal if it doesn’t meet your underwriting criteria.

But it is not a closed option as there are a few that do not have these restrictions.As an alternative, you might want to look into house hacking or buying a single-family home instead.

Take a sincere interest in what others are doing and trying to help them and they'll naturally be drawn to you and want to help you. 

The market research and development can be intensive, but there’s growing demand in many areas, especially near popular natural destinations.Best of luck! 

I scan the forums every day, but I mostly ignore any threads that seem like a waste of my time either because they've already been fully answered, they're spammy in nature even if not explicitly against the rules, or they're just not something I'm interested in.

Until Fed begins to cut rates I’ve found alternative lenders in some cases to be competitive with banks on construction debt when considering the totality of factors (rate, leverage, depository relationships and pre- payment penalties).

That is natural lifecycle of any learning, as you move from elementary to high school, to college.