I hate wasting time.. 

With inflation still above target, they’ll likely hold off on another rate cut until December’s meeting.

Seems like about half the population has pets these days, so by NOT allowing them, you are cutting potential bookings by half - maybe more, since a pet owner is more likely to go STR versus hotel.

Wasting money calling dead numbers is the biggest mistake.The true "best method" is combining list sources with Manual Data Optimization (RREDO) to guarantee those tough contacts are accurate.I specialize in fixing those failed leads to give you a 90%+ contact rate.

I'm no realtor but I know for fact I wouldn't be wasting my valuable time on this, waiting for you to hit the lottery.

I know a lot of investors don’t like sharing their agents for obvious reasons, but how can I do this efficiently without wasting time on trial and error?

I’ve seen a few approaches that cut that time down dramatically — happy to exchange ideas if anyone’s interested.

There’s a lot of noise out there, and your post cuts straight through it.believe it or not I am asset rich and income light but it is because 1) I Believe in RE leverage so my cash flow is minimized 2) I am “retired” meaning I have no w2 job, my job is managing our assets.I am still in the hunt for a good RE investment but I am being very selective and most would consider my underwriting conservative (I hope it is conservative but do not think it is very conservative).  

They also alert me of suspicious people/vehicles or if the power went out.In some cases, I offer to do minor repairs to their house, or at a minimum have my maintenance guy clean their yard or cut their grass for free.

An onboarding fee... we do not charge this fee but there is time and effort that is put into brining a property on board.2.More than likely if they are not willing to discuss it they probably feel like you are playing games and do not want to waste their time.