I think the rents are low, and utilities could also be metered out, but I’m not sure what the market will bear in the poorest county in Maine (it is the county seat, with some visitor attraction—lakes, whoopie pie festival), and supposedly there is a demand for better rental units, self-storage and store fronts, but there is a lot of vacant, run-down property here as well.

Actually take a look at this on loopnet, you should try this approach, don't agree to split them up and you will attract only larger investors, everything like this I have seen for sale on loopnet has gone from super fast to fairly fast - https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/profile/15387240/

The numbers are not attractive to me. 

With a SFH/townhome, you might even attract tenants with families/kids who might stay 2X longer than those tenants who are attracted to a low-rent duplex.

California has some of the highest goals for zero carbon footprint in the world so making solar mandatory is a way to accomplish those (though I think there are better ways).Houses would all be a heck of a lot cheaper if there were no code requirements for anything but not sure we'd love the outcomes.In spite of it being mandatory it is still highly attractive financially in most cases in California.

As far as I know, he doesn't typically do long-term rentals through Airbnb; however, he's had vacationers cause damage twice. 

Now we are trying to see if it makes sense using investor capital to grow the portfolio.What would you think would be an attractive return on investment for the investors?

do refinances there to pull out cash to go play with.I know the banks make helocs attractive. 

What is the main attraction of STR for you? 

Here is a breakdown...Quitclaim Deed to take over property—————————————Property Break Down:SFR2 Beds1 Bath SqFt: 623Lot Size: 5,663Corner Lot Walking distance to Lake——————————————Property Loan(s) Break Down:2 Loans Primary Loan at $142,900Second Hero Loan at $34,000——————————————Landscape/Repair:Yard Maintenance $400Minor Repairs $3,000 —————————————Contract Break Down: $11,000 To Back Taxes $6,500 To Title (Property) Owner +$5,500 Assignment Fee ————$23,000 is what my buyer would need to take the property.I don’t see much spread for the buyer so the only thing i could think of is try to negotiate the 1st or 2nd down or try to do a short sale which would then be more attractive to the buyer.The only problem is I have no idea how to negotiate with banks or creditors or how to do a short sale.