The numbers" from a cashflow standpoint will mean different things for different people.Personally, I won't get out of bed unless I can earn a 15% net cashflow ROI yearly on any deal.Any appreciation I consider just the cherry on top.Granted, I wouldn't complain if I had some major appreciation on any rental since the time I started investing in 2011.Also, you can't really live/survive off the appreciation unless you tap into a HELOC.You can however always live/survive of the cashflow.Just my opinion.Thanks 

what's best advice on maintaining bed covers between guests?

Hey Donna,Verify bed/bath count and square footage with the other rental listings that appear, but the median rent should provide a rough estimate of rent per unit.

To get the full effect of how I first saw it, I'm going to have to ask you to imagine a raccoon sitting up on top of the bed.

Already talked to the Warren County office and they said it's a 3 month process to get STRs approved but in general the process seems to be pretty straight forward if you aren't in a HOA or in town.I have a property in the area that is a smaller 2bed/1bath that does really well and I feel very comfotable with the 3 bed numbers, but once we get to the higher range properties 3-4 bedrooms and properties that I would consider to be luxury stays for large groups, I am finding it hard to make the numbers reallyyyy make sense at a $300 ADR.

I'm single and I  bought my 2 bed 2 1/2 bath townhouse as a primary home with no thoughts of REI.

I'm considering Birmingham and Huntsville area for SFR (3 bed/2 bath)/Duplex.

view=publicIt's a 3 bed 2 bath house, almost 100 years old, and the seller made a bunch of updates to the house (fixed roofing, foundation, re-ran electrical wiring, redid flooring, and interior paint) prior to me moving in.So far, I've added a dishwasher to the place, and here are my thoughts as far as other "value adds" go, but I don't want to invest the money if you guys and gals don't think there's much opportunity for a return on it...

It is technically "move in ready" but it is a 3 bedroom house versus a duplex where we can hope for 4 beds (and 2 doors) which would mean greater rental income.

You can purchase today a 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage SFR for less than $300K here.