Appreciate your stories and insight.

I understand the inherent difficulties and I appreciate the warnings some of you may offer, but I am specifically looking for anecdotal takes on past deals and attempted deals.

Due diligence and could have done better research before putting offers in. in second place would be turnover

I can't tell you the number of times they have helped me through their forum and all the insights provided. 

No point in hypothesizing if they can even purchase. 2) Offer them money to move out.

I for one, appreciate (no pun intended) Iowa and all it has to offer.

If anyone has any insight or suggestions on whether to obtain lending from Canadian or American Banks it would be greatly appreciated.Also my wife is an American citizen.

We presented this seller with a contract-for-deed offer which was accepted after some negotiation. 

I also look at data from AirDNA but I'm uncertain about its accuracy for my area.As this would be my first time doing short-term rental, I would like to gather insights and feedback from the community at BiggerPockets, those who own properties in my area.

Thank you for the great insight and thorough response.