In fact there's a 2/2 very picturesque turn key beach/lake home eligible for STR usage a few hours south of there for +/- $350k that is worth a strong consideration with a friendly 10% down investor loan..Closing just in time for Summer ;) Cheers. 

I don't see the reason....it's not just the price payback.....just not enough need at this point in time.

In a short-sale with no finite time frame, you might not have access to the property in time.

If the unit is dated you'll need to bite the bullet and remodel it at some point in time anyway, might as well do it now and start getting more rent, which also increases the value of the building.

Thanks I went to an in person meeting in San Antonio that had a Q and A session as well a a power point.They had it in their nice building in a nice neighborhood, with a lot of their customers queing up and milling around.I met some of their key employee's and had my written list of questions answered.They even had chips and bottled water for the meeting participants.If your Section-8 has a meeting like this--going to it might be a good use of your time.You can ask anything you want, and meet those who you will be dealing with inside the organization (and get a feel for their personalities).It actually seemed like a very pleasant workplace with satisfied employees and satisfied bosses.San Antonio is Bexar County.Good Luck! 

You need some type of GC or a very good Project Manager who has done a lot of work with GC/ work themselves and is very intimate with the various trades and planning of those trades working, overlapping, and coordinating work.  

Not every lender can have it ready in time.

I am wondering what you all think about purchasing a condo in Mammoth at this point in time, given the low supply and increase in prices.

I would love to go back in time and be able to start this venture much earlier since I am thrilled to see how much I have accomplished in just these two years.

Were you able to get an appraisal done and secure financing in time?