Typically in company's 401K plan, there's a large-cap index fund option that more or less tracks SP500's performance.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

The work performed at the rent due would be 2 entirely separate things but I would not rent a place that needed work in the first place.

You can't make a seller move out before performing an inspection to have optimal circumstances to inspect. 

Best way to start looking into this is checking comps on Airbnb, look for 30 day min listings and see how they're priced, who's booking (by checking reviews), how the best performing MTRs are set up.Start ups costs are very similar to STRs.

Performance Metrics: - What metrics do you track to measure the performance of my property?

So, you'll want to use tracking software like Hubstaff to monitor what an RTM is really doing. not as much of a concern with a VA if you pay them for performance and not by the hour.- Getting an RTM to buy into your ompany culture.

Its a magnet for grifters and fools, and the "investing" equivilent of going to that crummy casino in National Lampoons Vegas Vacation (?)

If you can establish yourself as an expert in these types of transactions and perform a excellent service...more business will follow.

I live in ATL as well and have 2 STRs in Gatlinburg that have been performing extremely well so just curious.Thanks.