@Laura CasnerFocus on quality over quantity in real estate investing, celebrate progress, refine criteria, explore secondary markets, and explore different property types.

Based on my experience, you either pay some more but get a high-quality service, or you have really raw but cheap software.

Standard real estate practices.

If they are not managing it to your standards, hire a different property manager and let them manage it.

The bottom floor is a permanent STR.At this point, living on the top floor of an STR no longer fits my life and while it has been somewhat profitable depending on the month, I can no longer handle the hassle of management and would be taking a loss if I used a standard airbnb property manager. 

That being said, here’s what I would recommend for a thorough DD process:-Build a plan in advance (setup a spreadsheet, meet with the team, etc)-be prepared to take a lot of pictures -document notes with each room (we use notes on Apple and share it with the team)-align the team on standardizing information (example: what does “bad” mean, what does “okay” mean, etc - everyone looks at things differently and you want to make sure the notes are accurate during your debrief)-bring in professionals for things you can see, like sewer lines hope this short list helps! 

Go for higher quality properties in better locations as rental properties are priced for risk.

If it is decent quality then I would keep the carpet in place and see how it wears.

I'm a pay for quality kinda guy. 

Also, brand suggestions for quality?