Did you go back to them with what you told us here, or is it pretty much a dead end?

I'm dead center between Milwaukee and Chicago.

I have let friends and extended family stay at my mini-cabin but haven't fleshed-out the rental business model yet.

I'll defer to @Steve Babiak 's expertise in PA, however the sale event is generally the drop dead time/date event you want to beat. 

I hate to beat a dead horse but check with a realtor. 

So by the time we went through every board (building, planning, zoning) for consent to rebuild due to variance issues, it was the dead of winter in Upstate NY!

I did a full rehab on the house including the following:new kitchen cabinets and granite counters with tile backsplashtile floor in kitchen and laundrynew appliances (no frig)new vanities in baths, tile floors, bathtubnew garage doors with openerslaminate wood floor in open living/family/dining areanew carpet in hall and 3 bdrmsall new heat/air registers and return air grillsall new outlets and switchesreplaced windows (vynil)removed all holly bushes at front and had a dead tree removed from backyardinterior paint replaced water heaterrepaired vynil siding and gutters as neededpower washed exteriorwood shutters on front windowsnew front door and storm doorI closed on the purchase of the house in Jan 15' and am scheduled to close on the sale side on July 10th.I am a remodeling contractor by trade and had every intention of doing my best to be "hands off" on the rehab, but it didn't work out that way.

No garage or a driveway but is dead end street so parking shouldn't be the problem.

was dead on with the podcast and forums.

I figured you more experienced investors would be able to give some insight as I'm sort of at a dead end or can't think of other ways to make this work out.Let me know your thoughts!