Ideally looking for a 3-4 family in Stamford, Norwalk, Fairfield, Stratford, Bridgeport(Black Rock or near Sacred Heart) Also open to a side-by-side duplex.

This long term cause and effect will take many years to work its way through the economy, barring a black swan event.

Look for the "Black Holes" where no one is for 1 to 3 miles, and there are a lot of lines underneath or Residential blocks.2. 

As for selling and using the money or not, its doesn't have to be black and white.

If I sign up for Karate lessons I'd like the dude teaching me to be a black belt. 

Luckily it was not some kind of deathly black mold or anything.

The other scalability problem with STR is that each unit has its own mortgage, insurance policy, a property tax bill, outdoor areas requiring maintenance, HVACs that go out and cost a fortune, and many other potential expenses and time black holes that are specific and exclusive to each unit you own. 

I typically go for a modern look in my houses and it goes with the trend - grey walls, stained wood, white doors and either stainless or black fixtures.

It seems the money went into a black hole with absolutely no documentation or reporting provided. 

4) Bank statement - get the most recent one, all pages, no blacked out info.