My issues are simple: a huge lack of communication and timely responses to my inquiries... whether via emails or voicemails.

Early focus should be clean ops and risk control: strong lease, proper disclosures, solid insurance plus an umbrella, and fixing safety issues fast.

What do you have in reserves to cover mortgage payments in case of unforseen issues?

@Karla SosaWe use AppFolio and overall, we’ve been really happy with it.What we like:Super easy listing and background verification processACH payments make rent collection smoothBuilt-in CRM for handling maintenance ticketsTenant messaging option (so we don’t have to give out our personal phone numbers)If you have the budget, their Smart Maintenance feature is worth checking out — it routes tenant calls through a call center and sends notifications to you, which really cuts down on handling small tenant issues yourself.What could be better:The accounting side could use improvement.

Try owners that are self managing and having issues filling their units - Try to convince them to allow you to lease and once you have that relationship you can move towards full management. 

They can ignore the 400 sqft issue if the debt coverage and global financial picture make sense.

Addressing the STR issue - STR is as much or more a BUSINESS as it is an investment.  

Thank you for your time.Hi Yossi, Dayton has often some deferred maintenance work needed so I would advise speaking with agents who knows the areas where you might face such issues. 

My spiddy-sense say's your real issue is what to buy, when to buy, how to buy, that will work and not burn everything you've built up thus far. 

Any issues that you've experienced so far?