This is a microeconomic question:  Are people going to "postpone" or "cancel" their discretionary income that they would have spent on an STR on vacation?

I did tell him I will transfer the permits to his name and as long as he gets 1/3 of the work done in the 1 year , he can extend the permit . ( permits engineering reforest bond etc over $12K already spent ) .

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Looking for contractor that is reliable and does good work, that is comfortable with using 'big box store' quality materials and working quickly.

Everytime I log into Zillow now, before I can search I have to click a box to confirm I'm not a robot and then go thru this obscene captcha where I'm clicking boxes that have buses and fire hydrants and crosswalks that goes on for an eternity. 

That being said I just found a good opportunity to buy a multifamily home near my home town that I feel after analyzing will check all my "Brandon Turner" analyzing boxes. 

I I’m on the fence because I know we would enjoy the upgrades as well but if it’s money that would be better spent elsewhere then it would have to be thought about.

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For those reasons, I am a terrible salesman.If you spent a "couple years" in the trades, maybe you picked up on a certain fact.

We just spent 10 days doing our typical "Spring upkeep"We sanded down solid wood kitchen cabinets, primed and painted them.Had a bulb burned out under the microwave.Fixed some screens on the screened back porch.Touched up some paint on the dock.Cleaned out flower beds.Steam Cleaned CarpetsFixed a bedroom door that wasn't latching properlyEtc.For those of you using a PM:Does you PM regular inspect to catch small things like a microwave light burned out?