I'm not a huge fan of pastel color interiors; a fresh paint job and some hardwood floors (or vinyl wood flooring) may change your perspective on the entire place (crazy what a few changes like that can really do for the look and feel of a property); again, seems like it is in great condition.

. - From a tax perspective, it sounds like overkill. 

To end this, I wanted to acknowledge I can see that some of this stuff might be looked at in the perspective  of "Easier said than done" or " That's Real Estate Investing 101, Rookie" and I want to say both are right, I'm mostly writing this here to get it out of my brain and into writing.

As for Portland, like every other market in the country we've got some good things and some bad things, but bad for you might be great for someone else, so it's all a matter of perspective and what you're trying to accomplish.

That's just one perspective.  

While I understand that people are not necessarily looking at it from a host perspective, the check-in time exists for a reason and is as early as I can guarantee on a regular basis.  

Which is why strictly from a 1031 perspective, owning real estate as tenants in common is the easiest way to create good exit strategies.

Its all about perspective and flavor and you can get in with SFHs and keep or sell them later and move up the ranks.

From my perspective, I’m straight up “buying” a solar system I didn’t choose myself, for cash (I do have the cash).

Just looking for an investors perspective and could use somebody advice.