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Frankly I think this is just the way it is on the internet - people expect everything to be free, and don't really want to pay for anything.

Finally, make sure that your short-term rental (STR) meets IRS requirements and doesn't get classified as long-term or this could prevent you from leveraging this tax strategy event though you are materially participating in property and it was placed in service.

If not we replace and charge the customer for time and materials.  

However, the rapid rise of the technology sector in the Reston area has sparked them to double down on their bets for continued strength of the office market in Reston Town Center (the D.C. metro area has the 3rd highest density of tech talent in the United States and 9th in the world, especially markets in the Dulles Toll Road Corridor like Reston, where 70% of the worlds internet traffic flows through and is home to companies like Google, Oracle, and Microsoft).

Material prices have gone up so some may charge 4-5k as well.

What other expenses are there (snow removal, lawn care, internet, utilities)?

However, if you were to recommend a top 3 of learning material you wish you had when starting out, what would it be?

Nothing fancy just bare minimum with the cheapest material.

While the wealth of knowledge and experience on BiggerPockets is wide and deep, I would not trust a decision like this to the internet, I would ask you CPA and if you do not have one find one who specializes in this sort of thing.