Troy definitely has cheaper entry points, but I noticed a big difference depending on which side of the city you’re in—some streets work great, others can turn into management headaches fast.Albany felt a bit more predictable to me, especially around areas tied to state jobs, hospitals, and colleges.

One option is to offer a temporary rent reduction rather than a permanent $300 decrease. 

In Delaware I noticed a few already ask for that.

Per Hope, Lily also has to provide 30 days days notice of moving out, which she didn't do so I now have to consider 1/9 the move out date (Dena verbally told be this week Lily's possessions would be out by then). 

And before you commit to any kind of website like Apartments.com who promise the world, ask to see their analytics for the area and ask yourself if that lines up with what people are telling you about where they found housing.I've noticed that larger cities tend to lean more towards online advertising and cutting through the many inquiries can be a challenge.

You have to go through a whole process by sending them a notice to cue etc.  

Not repairing anything, which is deferred repairs and CapEx stuff decrease your property value and low rents due as well.

The issue is going to be proper notice if they did not notify the estate.  

This is a great post.I was also looking at Packwood WA for STR investments and noticed that the occupancy rate has been low.

Something I’ve been noticing more often lately:A lot of deals don’t die because the rehab was underestimated or the ARV was wrong.They die because the deal never matched the buyer’s risk tolerance to begin with.Same property.