Interesting as there were a couple of posts a year ago after the widely distributed article in the media essentially calling it a STR crash.

If you can maximize all 3, then you've also created a very wide lead funnel, which is less common in multifamily properties.Maximizing "pets" means you're removing carpet, allowing at least 2 pets including cats and larger dogs > 50 lbs, access to a fully fenced-in yard or walking distance to a dog park, leniency on breed restrictions (depends on insurance, your risk tolerance, due diligence with pets during inquiry phase), pet friendly furniture (e.g. faux leather couch, low pile rugs if at all), etc.

Hey Jeff, This is a great question and one we get all the time as we specialize in working with real estate folks, but the size of the portfolio can vary widely. 

Hi Eric,Great question—estimating operating expenses can definitely be tricky, especially for items like maintenance, CapEx, and make-ready costs that vary widely between properties.

Did you mean the alley is 8 ft wide, not inches? 

A good agent will vet a deal to some extent, but you will still have to underwrite it yourself to verify numbers.

Here's a post where I go into detail about DSCR loans as far as the importance of cash flow, credit scores and down payments: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/1080147-refinance-rate-105Lender terms and fees vary widely.

Again, you certainly don't have to verify it this way and to some extent that is why most invest with turnkey companies - it makes it easy and is a sort of one-stop-shop but I think your definition of doing your 'homework' may be different than my definition.

Not sure the extent but f the damage yet but the few things she told me about will go beyond the security deposit.  

@Shaheen AhmedI don't know the Ohio markets as well as I know Pennsylvania but (1) taxes can vary widely among counties, cities, municipalities, etc. and (2) the problem right now is that interest rates are so high (although taxes and insurance increasing certainly doesn't help.)What are you trying to accomplish?