And you're right about avoiding weekly travel—sound systems can save you time and stress!

While I agree that the purchase is an important part of the process, if you buy based on price and not on the STR aspect of the deal, it could fail.You might get the best damn deal on a property in an area that makes a terrible STR thus it isn't a deal at all.

They tell you you’re asking too much rent (you lower rent, avoid vacancy and make more money) ,your marketing is bad (they take new pictures, advertise in different places, change wording, whatever, and get a tenant saving vacancy.)  

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I do not know enough or want to look into it.I will take this another direction though - should they actually rebuild those homes or should they re-evaluate the area and implement a plan to properly zone and master plan those areas to avoid this in the future.

I love to think about my vision in the ABZ format:A = Where am I right nowB = What is my most important next stepZ = What's my final destinationI try to avoid thinking or worrying about cdefg, which is almost exactly what you are doing! 

It has worked out and I've invested in different areas and aspects of the niche.

Everything the banks do is for the reason of avoiding liability in case the borrower catches on.

They may also be able to temporarily relocate your tenant to avoid any other issues.

My gut feelings is that AI will bring significant change to real estate as it will to all aspects of our lives.