It looks like this:BUT, the actual purchase price I will offer is $675,000 not $850,000

Who knows, but these laws have addressed transient rentals since the 80s.There is a case where the judge actually applied the “loophole” which hurt the TP as they wanted to use STR hours as REP hours.

And actually, right now I wouldn't touch a property built before the mid 70's. 

You can start by looking at any property on Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, etc. and run the numbers for that property, whether you actually have any interest in it or not.

I'm simply asking what our options are so I can try to help her stay in the home.I actually know nothing about her other than what she willfully offers to me to explain her ability or inability to buy the home. 

I understand his equity is actually much less if he were to sell on the market.He wants more than 20k in 2 years. 

I'm an active agent/investor and can actually run the entire project, purchase, and sale.

In one of the email from her last year, she said "We will be able to use the FIRPTA withholding tax on your 2023 US return against any possible tax payable so you will either receive most or all the withholding tax back on the 2023 US return"However my selling agent told me that I need to pay tax for 20% capital gain, so I am unsure if I will actually get most of the withholding back, or I will need to pay a significant amount to IRS.purchase price about 12 yrs ago was $80k + costs.

This can tell me a lot about the age of the plumbing, roof, HVAC, etc before actually walking it.Here is a rule of thumb I use for my market of Jacksonville FL:Light Cosmetic($40-$50 x Sq.

If you're not local or don't have a local team, You can actually spend more time tracking down good people long distance than someone local.