Yes, I've read some web reports about the Raleigh city council vacillating over what rules to impose on airbnb and STR in general.https://www.newsobserver.com/n...It seems they've not been enforcing any of their decisions, as a quick scan at airbnb's site shows lots of whole house / apartment rentals in the metro area.Even so, we'll keep our options open and may need to expand our search outside of the Raleigh city limits.

Went to Sun N Fun last week.

the list that i have focused on properties bought in the 1980s. a lot of them were bought at a price 10-15% of current market price. it would be good to know if any were in some kind of situation.thanks for the comments.i'll update the thread when i finalize on the direct mail strategy. i'm trying to do n learn at same time--reading the BP blogs n Anson Young's great deals book, and trying to do a Chris McClatchey style financing,

My appraisal  prior to the rehab being done thru a 203k loan came out short n now i have to bring a extra 1000$ to closing to make up the different.

Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $135,000

Cash invested: $15,000

2-1.5 Condo
Garage + 1 Parking SpaceThis home had old paint, carpet, tile, and appliances. The fo...

Originally posted by @Roy N.: @J Scott Being from a different country, my experience with easements could likely not be applicable.

We dont use leverage in the SDIRA, although it is not hard to do and the resulting taxes are minimal if doing buy-n-hold investing.

n/aWhat is your DTI?

remember if you sleep 6 in the condo you need to have enough of everything to service 6 guests  Bathrooms, linens, dishes, chairs, parking  etc.Also keep in mind the extra wear n tear  and noise levelsGood luck

In any event they are using high performance minisplits in canada @Roy N. has mentioned using them and I imagine that is at least as cold as Ma.