Hi: Has anyone worked with this company or know anything about them? I found a foreclosure here in Virginia that they had listed. I've called and talked to someone there and it looks like they are bird dogging foreclo...

You can and will find that diamond that is willing to talk about selling to a complete stranger over the phone -- by far and away the real gold (like BIG money) is in the follow-up. 

After our helpful movers and my cleaning lady left, I attempted to light all of the electric stove burners (stove was harvest gold, most likely from the 1970's). 

It looks like you found a gold mine!

STRs were such a gold rush when they first started, but government red tape and bureaucracy could be putting a wet cloth on it.Does anyone here have experience fighting local governments on the constitutional right to use your property as an STR?

For #1, it sounds like it was just a matter of the chain getting caught on the toilet handle.

Since this is your first eviction, paying an attorney to handle it may be worth its weight in gold.  1.

I have NOT been able to do this as much as I would like to here, and it's hurt me a bit so far.I would further recommend Option #1 on your list, and I would recommend @Craig Curelop's approach to house-hacking (IMO, his podcast on the BP Money Show and the straightforward approach he lays out is pure gold for anyone thinking about househacking in an expensive metro area).I would buy my first book on basic home maintenance before I bought my first property, specifically How Your House Works by Charlie Wing.

So, a good tenant in place who want to stay is GOLD to me.If you really feel like you want to keep the rent as high as possible, perhaps reward a good tenant with a small upgrade.

There is a lot of gold in the comments that relate to your question.