Popular in Europe. 

I don’t think I’d be very popular long by doing that. 

However, I do know that it's a popular market for REI right now.

If you REALLY want to be prepared, you need to start a savings account and deposit funds monthly to cover the unexpected expenses that arise, as well as your property tax bills.

Also, consider your costs like losing a favorable interest rate in a rising rate environment and how good a deal is it at the current price.

He also told me that when maintenance issues arise, he plans to address them without bothering me (either by fixing the issues himself, or hiring them out) and will send me the bill afterwards.I don't want to be involved in the day-to-day operations of my properties (collecting rent, changing lightbulbs, etc.), but I would like to be involved in the big decisions, such as who to rent to or how to approach the repair of major issues (like a furnace that needs to be replaced).

Please be careful in how you use the space and let us know if any problems arise."

More importantly, for those of you using popular AirBnB tools that leverage your account login, can you clarify if tools are limited/sandboxed to prevent access to the guest side of your account (in the same way as a co-host account)?

I'm interested in any future Oakland/Berkeley meetups should they arise.

Denton is very popular, so is Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Memphis, Dallas, Fort Worth, and the list goes onI'd recommend talking to people in the areas where you have the most interest.