I have a few realtors that recommend me regularly and they would not take a referral bonus even if I offered one. 

Comps need to be as identical as possible.

If you get two nearly identical offers where one is asking for you to pay their agent 2.5% and the other is asking you to pay 3%, you get to decide if that .5% is worth it.

For the regulars on this site its kind of a running joke.I wonder if that is what the OP is referring to.On the flip side that is what alerts are for.. so if someone mentions are your you can jump in.I guess fine line from spam to wanting to constribute. ??

I come off as a regular person just hey I'm here but I will tell you the two times it happened to me it was a surprise.

There are many Business Loan Applications, which are virtually identical and carefully worded, that you can find online.Hopefully, your lawyer includes a Certificate of Non-Owner Occupancy in your loan package, and language to that effect is liberally mentioned in your note and mortgage/deed of trust.Consider obtaining a script offered now by some lending attorneys that you can use to interview your borrower about their intent during a recorded Zoom call.

(Apartments.com has worked very well for our 'regular' rentals, I haven't tried it for the furnished units.)

I believe there is a STR real estate regular meetup in the Cape Cod are, but I'll need to ask about where and when it typical is. 

. ■ Mortgage ( 20% down so no PMI ) ■ HOA■ Electricity ■ Gas ( None because new construction house has electric stove ) (Everything is electric )■ Water Bill ■ Camera Security system ■ internet ■ Lawn Care■ Regular Maintenance □ Will I need to pay for " Trash " ?

They claimed this was not their fault as they did not provide the washer, but they provide the washer and dryer hookups and the pipes that regularly leak into the basement, garage, and kitchen.