We vet, hire, and monitor virtual assistants for other businesses. 

What goes into achieving such commanding knowledge as I have, is no less than a few hundred hours a year of active market monitoring, hundreds more hours of travel touring markets, hundreds more hours networking. 

Noise can easily travel between floors, and you’re more likely to get complaints—especially from long-term tenants or neighbors.Also, for startup:Furnishing & decor: $5K–$8K for a 2BR (mid-level setup)Smart tech: $300–$800 (locks, thermostat, noise monitors)Photography: $150–$300Cleaning setup: Build in a system or cleaner before launchMarket research: Check AirDNA or similar for pricing and seasonality in South MinneapolisHappy to share more if you give the layout and your goals!

Advice in your area is to monitor what hazard insurance rates are doing.

It may take up to a month to totally shut down the infestation, so be vigilant and keep monitoring. 

.• A monitored fire alarm system is required.• No steps are permitted at any of the exterior exit doors.• Exit doors from the corridors to the exterior of the building must swing outward in the direction of travel.• Exit doors must be a minimum of 36 " wide.• Exit doors must have panic style hardware so they cannot be locked from the inside and they must have lever handles on the exterior for accessibility purposes• Apartment doors must be 36" wide, they must be fire rated in a metal frame and they can swing into the apartments• Apartment doors must have lever handle hardware• One commonly shared exit corridor/stair from the second floor meets code• Emergency lighting is required in the exit paths• Stairs must be a minimum of 36" wide and must have handrails on both sides.• Stair handrails must be at code required heights and must extend 1'-0" beyond the top and bottom riser of the stair.• Stair walls must be 1-hour fire rated construction.• No storage is allowed in the stair.• No storage is allowed under the stair unless the underside of the stair is fire rated• All doors that open into the stair must be fire rated except any door that opens from the stair to the exterior• At least one window in every bed room must, when open, have a clear opening of 5.7 square feet at the second floor and 5.0 square feet at the first floor.

Sure, you can make a few quick trades, but the playground monitors (a.k.a. the law) might notice, and you’ll miss out on the bigger opportunities and loyal customers.So, while skipping the license might seem easier, it’s not the best way to win at the toy game in the long run.I have this talk with 10-15 people each month at our Free Meetups here in MA, NH, and ME.

They should also clean and extend downspouts at least six to ten feet and, if necessary, install surface swales or French drains to divert sprinkler runoff, especially at lower spots where water accumulatesOnce grading and drainage improvements are complete, monitor the basement through a few rain events.

It was time consuming and expensive to monitor every deed recording of a large mortgage portfolio.Now with rising interest rates and on line deed recording information it would appear that lenders may be a lot more aggressive in enforcing the “due on sale” clause inherent in almost every mortgage or deed of trust written in the last 40 years.  

You can just monitor the website for when they post things again.