He said he would check it out, take care of cleaning it up if not much was involved, and find me someone if it was a big job.

•If they clean up and stop, you can’t evict over past incidents—but repeated violations mean new notices, and judges usually side with landlords if there’s a documented pattern.4.

Most new STR owners don’t realize how much the way a property is classified can impact their tax outcome.If you’re actively managing your rental, responding to guest messages, coordinating cleaning, setting rates, handling maintenance, and keeping things running smoothly, your STR income can be considered non-passive.

The lease should have professionally cleaned at move out in it.

Guesty/Hospitable for comms, Turno or Breezeway for cleanings, and shared Google Drive folders to keep everything standardized.

You will want appropriate securitization, appropriate hold-over consideration, and being a furnished unit brings thought of how those parts and pieces fit into things such a care, cleaning and maintenance. 

There are probably a lot of companies that do not do it, but there are some that are on the private side that will gladly do it or they even do it already kind of like a pool company that is coming to clean your pool. 

It wasn’t the kind of deal most investors would touch, but I saw the potential to turn it into a certified sober living home.Over about two years, we renovated the property from top to bottom with safety upgrades, new layouts, and durable finishes designed for shared living.

But I’m curious what it looks like for others.What’s been your biggest pain point — guest messages, cleanings, maintenance, or something else entirely?

Use a HELOC or business LOC as your swing account to front earnest money, draws, and quick closings, then sweep sale proceeds to zero it so utilization stays low and your next refi underwrites clean.