@Scott Winter Thanks for the response.

@Scott Winter - appreciate the push!

Fortunately my next guest isn’t checking in until tomorrow so I am able to give them some extra time/another night, but this is the second time this situation has happened this winter so I know it is only a matter of time until this occurs when I have new guests checking in on the same day.

I did want to add, that when you're listing a property in the winter, plan on going lower to get it occupied and plan on raising the rent to market level at lease renewal - in the summer. 

Yet the winter coronavirus case spike sapped our economy of momentum and left millions of people on the unemployment rolls.

Until they experienced that first winter and found out the cost for repairs on heating units and roofs (capex) were eating all their profits and some. 

Out of state, heavy rehab, almost fully vacant, rough area… We made lots of mistakes in hiring the wrong contractors (now we’re pros’ at this part), had issues with city inspectors, one of the coldest winters on record and trouble finding the right lender for the constructions costs (we later got a local lender here in south Florida to trust us with a hard money loan $225k) 7 months of rehab.

I was thinking the Phoenix area would be good since I wouldn't mind living there in the winter.

Do you guys think that wholetailing real estate is a good strategy for the cold winters?

The seller is saying they want to decide on 2/15 (a holiday) if they want to extend the closing.