This allows you to compare prices quickly.

Quote from @Danae Pitcher: How is everyone seeing the holiday bookings this year as compared to last year?  

If they do not qualify because of poor credit or income issues compared to being self employed etc there are differences - but typically people don’t qualify due to poor credit and people will seller finance to these borrowers thinking they woke up at a holiday inn and got a finance degree when in reality they repeat their past mistakesRemember the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result

It would be great to compare notes - how do you feel about expanding your search radius or even considering new-build opportunities further inland?

Comparing what was promised to what was delivered lacks context. 

Basically if there is no "living room" and there are no comparable properties with similar square footage and bed/bath count in your area the property becomes difficult to comp or sell and lenders will not be able to use it as collateral for a loan Excellent point.

Condos will be your best option when compared to co-ops because only about 15% of co-ops allow subletting.

It seemed that it was about a $300-400 difference in monthly rent in that market for comparable properties that allowed vs. didn't allow pets. 

This can easily happen when the person valuing the property does not account for differences in the subject property and those chosen as comparables.   

Plus the rewards certainly outweigh this cost.