The owner says he is firm on his price. 

It's not considered desirable but I'm wondering if the cost of living and available recreation could turn it around.

I am usually firmly against ESAs because of all the fraud associated with the industry, the fake Doctors, Etc....Also the fact that the government is essentially taking control of private property is a huge deal-breaker for me.But - this sounds like a legitimate deal from what you have said....probably best to just go along since she's a great tenant.

You will most likely want to go directly through the law firm that represents the school board to come up with a compromise if at all possible.

You would save money by getting a more desirable interest rate with a Cash-Out Refinance--- and spread the repayment over a longer period of time. 

I firmly believe in the saying that “You fail when you give up”.Real estate investing is entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship is full of ups and downs.

I think people will start to reach higher for more house knowing this(probably already have but more will do so) and eventually traditional financial institutions or new FinTech firms will capitalize that short-term rent potential into larger loan eligibility.Things like work from home obviously accelerated the shake-up and gave people an ability to get out of the mega-cities like New York or LA.

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Beautiful market that is growing substantially with big firms like Cathie Woods Investment Firm relocating here.

How could he have desired the entire house without removing walls or at least making very large holes everywhere?