But what I’ve found is that a lot of the examples floating around are theory or “what could work,” not actual deals that closed.It's personally opened my eyes to possibilities I had overlooked before.

Just make sure you upload a ton of contacts so you get the most bang for your buck since Smarter contact is $300, $400+ monthly.

But I've read many versions of the theory that STR / Airbnb has (until recently) been largely an amateurs game.

They’re offering just a token increase to the deposit, and my realtor is encouraging me to give them more time since there weren’t multiple offers.My concerns:Contract has technically expired after extension.Deposit is small and currently stuck in escrow.Buyer hasn’t been transparent about their situation.I don’t want to lose more time off-market, but I also know the layout limits buyer pool.I could, in theory, always draft a retroactive extension if they really got their financing together later.Question for the community:If you were in my shoes, would you enforce the contract and re-list now, or grant one final, short extension but only with a substantial non-refundable deposit? 

Biggest bang for our buck though was an HD antenna.

In theory, if you use the $120K to pay off debt, wouldn't that solve both issues?

Even Oregon is a better bang for the buck on the upper Coastline where you can buy a home on the cliff with a private beach for under $2M.

This in theory would allow you to purchase the home you have under contract in one room, assign it and have your assignee sign in the room next to you. 

But licensing,zoning,insuring, owning and operating one are a different story.This is what my initial plan is (This is all in theory) To enter a new buyer program to purchase our first home using both of our tax return dollars.

This would likely add to the total cost, but you will get much more bang for the buck.