When you were spending the two years commuting, were you the only "employee?" 

I would look at Bagley, Morningside, north end, east english, and the spill over of these neighborhoods.

I'd love to connect with you some time - I'll send over a DM!

Rents will increase over time, and when you sell that home in 10 - 20 years (most likely for a substantial profit) you won't remember any of those short rent payments you may of had to cover in the first couple of years!

They couldn’t be turned over with lipstick.

We don't consider charges/fees as "rent", but our lease does say that any money received by the tenant is applied to those first, and any left over is applied to rent.

Yes I have several recommendations, if you want to PM me I can send them over!

Any damages awarded will be easier to collect spread over 3 parties instead of 2.

If you spend your time trying to fit 2019 methods into a 2024 market, you'll never make any progress.

Even a distressed dump of a house located in a warzones in the worst inner-cities don't lose value over 5+ year horizons.