I would encourage you to start the process now and see what happens. 

Thanks for your encouragement!    

If that doesn't work you might also encourage the lien holder to write a letter to the tax authority requesting the funds.   

Not sure if inspectors are encouraged or discouraged to do the same house.But it seems the system is working like tit should: inspector, whether through prior knowledge or noticing your repair work did his job in flagging a POTENTIAL problem.

This post is dense with amazing information for anyone looking to do their first BRRRR Thanks for the encouragement, Matt! 

I encourage you to reach out to a commercial broker.

I can find tons of info for how LTRs are the holy grail, but I just don't know if there's a reason why STRs aren't as "encouraged."

I can't speak specifically to your market, specifically, but I encourage you to consider the points I make in this post and down in comments.

But you only do this when you are able to meaningfully supervise their work, by being able to say things like "THIS problem needs to be addressed within 12 hours, and THAT problem can wait until next month" or "Please explain the cost breakdown for this maintenance service, it seems a little high" or "I'd like to also see a quote for the same washer/dryer combo with a 5 year warranty".While Getting A Property Manager: Finding a Good Management CompanyFrankly, it's a neverending quest.

I cannot stomach encouraging that system, so we’ve decided not to go section 8 for this property.