By adding value through renovations, design tailored to German preferences, or flexible leasing strategies, you can turn seemingly average properties into STR gold mines.3.

I have a couple buddies that are geological engineers.

Thank you again especially for your encouragement, it has honestly been a hard couple of months but I know its lessons I have to learn! 

Despite having photos available, many prospective tenants still prefer to see the unit in person to get a better sense of where they'll be staying. 

There are a couple of things that I would think about here, the timeframe you want to work with this agent (can be 1 month or 2 months or a longer time), whether you could do it for a specific area/city/town, or you could do it for a couple of properties you see.

In Oceanside, New non-hosted STRs are prohibited outside of the Coastal Zone as of February 10, 2024.Most HOA's do not allow rentals less than 30 days so that is likely not an option unless you find a couple of places on the water that allow it but usually tough to find below $1M. 

It couldn't hurt to call a couple attorneys right away to see what they say in terms of cost and suggestions for dealing with this quickly.In terms of mitigating any legal issues with your tenant be sure you are documenting every conversation you have had with the HOA in terms of asking them to make the necessary repairs.

The walls are Home Depot subway tile .69 SF I've had the boxes in my garage for a couple of years.

Time with family, giving to a preferred charity, or just having nobody buying your time. 

I had a couple of people suggest to me to sell my appreciating Bay Area SFH so I could acquire more "doors" and theoretically "cash flow" more with OOS properties.