It prevents your weekend from getting chopped up and leads to a lot of Thursday to Sunday bookings rather than the standard Friday to Sunday weekend stay.

The role isn’t to manage vendors—it’s to prevent non-compliant work from reaching you.A proper gatekeeper function does a few things reliably:Confirms the caller is an approved vendorVerifies insurance, scope, and access instructionsEnsures required info is on file before work beginsRoutes true exceptions instead of every questionOnce vendor calls were filtered and handled against predefined rules:Fewer “urgent” calls that weren’t urgentLess rescheduling due to missing paperworkVendors showed up more preparedMy involvement dropped to edge cases onlyThe biggest benefit wasn’t speed—it was predictability.

Are you doing mostly reactive repairs or getting ahead with preventive stuff?

Of course, it all depends on the deal specifics, but there's typically more meat on the bone and potentially higher returns when implementing this flip model.

This helps prevent any fraudulent activities.

You don't always need a CPA, but if you are doing a cost seg and maybe want to implement other tax strategies along with that, you definitely want to make sure this strategy is implemented correctly.

Creating a supportive network contributes to the overall success of the operation and mitigates any potential pushback from the community.A practical tip is to implement a structured program within the sober living home that focuses on life skills training and accountability.

Sorry to hear you replaced the same water heater twice, but I doubt better records would have prevented that. 

Honestly, it isn't to pay for damages, it is used to prevent damages. 

A location that I have STRs implemented an STR quota 2.5 years ago.