Everything I do that involves the words "Real Estate,"  Lights a fire inside of me so big I can't focus on anything else.

Is anyone able to shed some light on whether these are good areas in terms of rental demand and rent-to-value ratio? 

If you the landlord have to replace the roof, a/c units, exterior lighting, parking lot reseal and recoat that could be hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost or more.Is this a free standing box or is it wedged in between other stores being sold off more like a retail condo?

The property to left, right, and behind is zoned as commercial or light industrial. 

So they set all of the gold cars they saw in the parking lot on fire.No caption necessary for this toilet from hell.This is what a kitchen can look like when a low income tenant moves out of it.This is what a backyard can look like when a low income tenant moves out of it.If tenants in these tough neighborhoods don't have yards, don't worry they will light off their fourth of July fireworks in their bathrooms.Don't worry though.

For anyone else planning to do similar, it hasn't been mentioned yet that there is a 4 adult maximum for any STR outside of the STR  District, and additional parking is required (and there are several more requirements depending on zone as previously stated).However the good news is that I have heard from several others and per my own light reading of the ordinance the number of rent-able days for STR's in the City of Charleston is no longer a 72 maximum. 

, update bath light vanity. 

What if the tenant was planning to take your stove or your fridge or a light fixture?

They might require the lessors to use their PM and cleaning services but I'm not sure.Good approach for some without the high equity commitment but it's funny that the same city that banned any further NOO STR residential permits (you can do them on commercially zoned lots), totally green-lighted this huge project.  

It would benefit you to research other similar cases.My guess is a lecture from the judge advising the landlord to not repeat this behaviour in light of the fact you suffered no financial lose.