We fixed is up quickly and sold it for no profit to one of our housekeepers (who works at our hotel) who did not have a safe house to live in.

In addition to @Paul Choate who @Rhett Tullis mentioned, @JJ Gritts organizes a couple things, Deal Makers on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Waterford Hotel and an informal gathering at VZDs on the 2nd Tuesday.

Buy a hotel room and the hotel management will give for daily rent.

Properly make the bed (think Hilton hotel room--not Motel 6).Lastly, yes, the holidays cut down dramatically on the number of people out looking and serious about moving. 

He had arrived the week before, was living in a hotel, and wanted to get into a place asap before wife and child arrived.

I think I was really influenced in my suggestion by an Austrailian TV show about STRs that just came to Netflix (it's called Instant Hotel).

The landlord nor his property manager didn't even offer to pay for a hotel room, though they were aware of the situation. 

Compare that with say, investing in a stabilized hotel deal, at an 8.0% cap rate.

I like to cook so i do most of the dinners.. and i am a credit card mileage junky for airlines and hotels. so when i get to take two or three international vacations a year they are all free expect for the food. and i go business class and stay at top hotels.. allows you to splurge a little when you in a different country..

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