We have two STRs in Surf City, NC.

And yes, their real landlord, not a couch surfing experience with family, as Steve mentioned. 

Not to go too far afield from the original question but this town is different from any other towns with trains because we are  our own little slice or paradise...when you throw your line in the ocean you pull out a plump tasty fish and when you scatter some seeds you grow our own special datil peppers to make a tasty hot datil sauce to brush on your tasty fish...and then throw some oysters and clams on the beach fire grill...we have oceans where you can surf and skim board and Intracoastal where you can Kayak and windsurf  and marshes where you can see pretty pink spoonbills and historic streets and buildings where you can dress like a pirate and drink rum and go argggg....when you can live here NO ONE I repeat NO ONE wants to live by the tracks...so to the original poster I say I would NOT buy anything on the railroad tracks ! 

Again, I realize I could surf to work, but I'm getting a ride in the back of a pickup and the benefits I'm getting suit me and anyone like me who would want them.But instead of looking at the fact that it's a different way of paying, that you get a dollar for dollar return, that you're putting all your income to work in a user friendly way, etc. my math is wrong, I could just get a HELOC as a backup and dump my extra income on my mortgage every month, I could put it in the stock market, I could put it in a magical savings account with the same rate, I could huff glue and have a fist fight with my neighbor, I could wait for 30 years to collect all my savings together, etc.

Hi My name is Hong Wei from Singapore and I managed to stumble upon this forum while surfing around.

Go surf the Craigslist ads in your area as if you were looking for your house and see what everyone else is doing.

No, but today I am drinking Space Dust while surfing.

I myself traveled to Hawaii a few years back to study, and quickly learned that I wasn't the surfing type.

LOL, I'm sitting here surfing BP because I couldn't find anything good on Netflix tonight I wanted to watch :-)Yes, I would want them calling me for every little thing until/if I believe I can trust them.One of my favorite examples.  

I must echo my colleagues sentiments,don't do it.The internet won't make you condo more competitive and get higher rent,they can find a better deal themselves and they don't want you censoring their web surfing well meaning as it may be.Utilities should never be included on a single family property.