The wholetail is a smart play, but you should be cleaning the place thoroughly and doing no repairs and then presenting an honest proforma with rents and expenses estimated so investors have a PDF to look through.

So I know that I have cash to repay the gap within 12 months.

There are about a dozen or so other STRs just like this in about an hours radius of myself.

and so forth.  

I am seeking to obtain a line of credit for these so I can tap into that dead equity.

Thanks for the feedback, tree service in the area is a bit pricey so in relation to the original post should I only focus on the unit or until focusing on the property as a whole?

It's often cheaper, more space, and more freedom for the students, so once they realize that in the dorms freshmen year it's a no-brainer.

Some of the main reasons I started this journey is so I can eventually take my family on trips to experience different cultures, help less fortunate people, and build generational wealth. 

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Now I do all my investing in Cleveland, so again maybe a few differences Ok so it seems EVERYONE is making renting to sec 8 MUCH more complicated than it needs to be, not sure why.