:) Do you charge your guests a fee to heat the pool (I have been seeing this more and more lately) or maybe build in the extra costs associated with heating it into your nightly rental costs?

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.

We just saw few target properties go from active to contingent/pending status on MLS, it's hard to land on good cash-flow/turn-key property with low inventory nowadays.

Then there are calls about all sorts of minor stuff - and just odd behavior, like calling the gas company at midnight because they thought they smelled rotten eggs….. getting our gas shut off for a day, bringing over questionable house guests, bringing over a small dog and housing it without asking, and just overall kind of being a mess.

Meanwhile these same service providers don't explain the legal process which ties into how the insurance coverage truly works let alone explain how to utilize additional insured status, indemnification clauses amongst many other tools at your disposal  because that is not a profitable business for these service providers to be in.

Guest Experience: What amenities and services are driving repeat bookings and positive reviews?

You will need to provide everything for the guests like a STR.

Current status versus schedule/budget?

This could bring real estate dealer status into the equation under some circumstances.

Below are some thoughts I have on messages to start sending to guest.