Inform your LTR tenants about these rules and let them know they can report any excessive disturbances directly to you.Communication: Keep an open line of communication with your long-term tenants, so they feel comfortable voicing any concerns early on.Outdoor Amenities: If there's a shared yard or patio, think about dividing these spaces further to give both STR guests and LTR tenants their own zones.Protecting Your STR from Bedbugs:Mattress Encasements: Invest in high-quality, bedbug-proof mattress and pillow encasements.

Reporting back — thanks for all your help on this one!

We keep our list in SharePoint and every quarter we grade them like my kids and have a report card.

You've already gone above and beyond, but it seems you just dig up more problems.When you run a credit/criminal background, the credit report should list the applicant's current and previous addresses.

Have you considered investing in foreign real estate markets with a professional team to manage you investment?

If you’re not comfortable with your analysis and still want to pursue the purchase, I would recommend engaging the services of a real estate consultant holding the CRE designation and paying them for a short form report.   

I encourage my tenants to actively report everything that needs maintenance.  

Open a business checking account, obtain a DUNS number, and look into setting up accounts with companies that report to business credit agencies (e.g., net 30 vendor accounts).

Legal ConsiderationsConsult a Lawyer: Ensure you understand the legal landscape for foreign investors in the US.

In Ohio, I'm not required to say anything at all unless I pull a credit report, then an adverse action notification has to be sent.