The lease agreement has a clause that acknowledges that the property is part of an HOA and that tenant indemnifies the landlord from non-performance ("hold harmless" clause).

Typically in company's 401K plan, there's a large-cap index fund option that more or less tracks SP500's performance.

I think we have to keep in mind that BP is a place for beginner investors and I would suspect the vast majority of the members are just starting their journey so this type of marketing I am sure works.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

The work performed at the rent due would be 2 entirely separate things but I would not rent a place that needed work in the first place.

Best way to start looking into this is checking comps on Airbnb, look for 30 day min listings and see how they're priced, who's booking (by checking reviews), how the best performing MTRs are set up.Start ups costs are very similar to STRs.

You can't make a seller move out before performing an inspection to have optimal circumstances to inspect. 

Performance Metrics: - What metrics do you track to measure the performance of my property?

So, you'll want to use tracking software like Hubstaff to monitor what an RTM is really doing. not as much of a concern with a VA if you pay them for performance and not by the hour.- Getting an RTM to buy into your ompany culture.

I am wondering if everything in the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and other real estate books for beginners that were written a decade or more ago still completely apply to nowadays investing.