If this trend is likely to continue, it might be financially straining to keep the property, especially if you need to invest more in renovations.Financing Options for Renovations: If you decide to renovate, consider how you'll finance these renovations.

Rather than selling the property right now, you could consider doing a lease option. 

Here's a quick source.

(You don’t care if apartment rents are going up or down if you’re renting SFR.)So you’ll need to find a source for historical rents for SFR in the city or preferably zip code your property is in. 

Yes you can put it in a CD, there are also many other investment options in real estate and outside real estate that still make sense today.

What is your source/strategy for getting direct bookings?

What does everyone think about lease options?

That's an option, but it's the same money essentially, pay it all now, or over the next year.. 

John, most large national banks have actually very good HELOC options.

They figured out that this would be their best option and they took it.