First things first, when assessing property managers, it is crucial to prioritize their ability to collect rent and manage delinquencies.

Start as a co-host and work under a vacation rental management company in the area to learn the ropes.

@Colin Ford recommend getting experience with your RI duplex before going OOS.You should DIY manage the unit next door, so you LEARN about property management, the goog, the bad and the ugly.Then you'll be so much better prepared to invest OOS!

There isn't much I can add here except for the local expertise of the Boise area and our sister company property management team get these inquires often from tenants - so we have seen many ways how not to inquire about it and a few good ways haha.

Staying involved in a business partnership while dissolving the marriage will rarely work.If you split the properties, I recommend hiring a good property manager.

Drunk guests would make me nervous.I also manage short term rentals, but don't do weddings.

I currently work for a property management company also located in the Midwest so please reach out if you have any questions!

The same is true with property management.

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.- They can rent by the room and self-manage to produce day 1 cash flow.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.