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Well said. 

Most significant are environmental issues centering around past or present leakage of petroleum products into the ground. 

Did you do a wellness check?

(Along the way, we hopefully educate the community as well.)

Quote from @Tyson Thompson: Your best option is to use a data site like AirDNA. 

Happy to answer any specific STR loophole questions for you as well 

Hopefully you kept the deposit to cover the costs as that is likely all you'll see.

The reality that neither view is realistic or probable.The best advice I can give would be to underwrite for long-term leases as that can be an acceptable exit strategy, but be prepared to execute well on your MTR strategy (great interior design along with profesisonal photos and concierge servive). 

I have found that when doing fix/flip, I like to use a lender who will do interest only for the period of the flip (usually 13 months or less) which is less interest that a HELOC.