Guy texted me back the next day saying 'we won't be here, we're at our closing.' 

guys - thanks a lot for the thoughtful replies.

I would personally rather be the guy with the lower purchase price and higher rate, but it doesn't help a brand new househacker in the short term. 

Chris Seveney and Bob Malecki That is great to hear that you've invested with them and that Jorge is a well respected guy!

The owner Roy Guy will say whatever it is you need to hear to sign the contract, then you'll hardly hear or see a peep from them until it's time to shell out cash for something they did to mismanage. 

Take short-term rentals - they do provide several tax benefits, but they are hard to run and very hard to succeed at so people make the mistake of choosing the tax vehicle, get the benefit, and then lose money on the investment and hate it.

I thought I was going down to the subfloors but I had my flooring guys come try to sand anyway.

He seems like a standup guy.

That's what these guys are thinking.

The guy who listed did not have the rental info, so I have to figure how to get that information.