You also have two major holidays coming in the US (Thanksgiving and Christmas and construction will slow down as people take time off).

One of the biggest pros to renting to students is that you'll never get a call on Christmas Eve or other holidays because they are usually not there.

. $5,000 was not an amount of money they readily had, and they requested I allow them a couple of months to gather the funds so their kids could have a Christmas.

Border Patrol used their helicopter to do medical removal of many of them to the local hospital.So Christmas Eve we are all upstairs in bed and I hear music. 

I have more pictures of Christmas decorations  but of course some people book months ago for Christmas and Thanksgiving.Since Pogeon Forge is a huge holiday destination we get a couple Christmas pictures up year round.

Ask yourself, if it was Christmas Eve and there was a major problem at the property, who would rush to deal with it and who would want to push it off until tomorrow?

@Clare Cui I wouldn’t say I tip my handyman but I do give him a Christmas bonus during the holidays.

You could also try seasonal decorations, like for Halloween or Christmas, to make your property stand out.For help managing the STR, look into property managers who specialize in short-term rentals or join local real estate groups to connect with experienced hosts.

We're coming into the holiday months with Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year.

I've closed deals on Christmas day and by the time they were renovated and ready to go, it was February and coming into prime rental season.