Which strategies have proven most effective for beginners?

It goes into effect on the 27th of October.

And/Or@Stuart Udis's prudent advice (I certainly agree with) should be followed re: effective, pro-active management to reduce your overall risk.For more button-down: umbrella insurance policy.

Reaching out to your local real estate and mortgage brokers is one of the most effective strategies when marketing a property—especially if your objective is to sell for maximum profit.

Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.The Tenant Class greatly impacts rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.Both Property Class and Tenant Class will affect what type of contractors, handymen and property management companies you should target and be willing to deal with a property.The Property Class will also impact the maintenance & renovations you do to, “Maintain to the Neighborhood”.Why is that important?

The key takeaway is that hosts will likely need to increase their nightly rates to maintain the same payout once the new host-side service fee takes effect.

Real Estate agents taking 3% of my home's value during sale without doing any of the work to maintain the house or in any way contribute to the value of my property does not sit well with me.

If you commingle the assets, you pierce the corporate veil and can effectively negate the benefits of having the LLC because if you're sued they can also now go after your assets too. 

In expensive markets like New York area, this is the most cost effective way to get into properties and ideally reduce your housing expenses. 

I would advise considering the "effective age" of the house, meaning how well the house is being maintained rather than its age.