You can tell who is actually passionate about their job and passionate about the market usually pretty quickly.

The difference between MKE and Chicagoland does not warrant the extra effort that comes with going remote.Everything gets so much more complicated as soon as you can't swing by your property after work.

Most only talk to one wholesaler and think a quick cash offer is their only solution, usually leaving way too much on the table.

Where I am, you can usually google vacancy rates and get that info.

And how many people per booking do you usually get?  

Many families looking for 4 bedrooms usually want at least 1.5 baths.

We kept extra bags in the bottom of the can under the current trash bag.

A neat feature with xfinity (no I don’t work there 😀) is the voice remote and once you have one box you can stream the service to the rest of your TVs cutting down the cost of extra cable drops. 

I do not see a need for extra cost or tech not all of your guests will appreciate (i.e. older generations).

I've allowed pets in my STR for five years and haven't had any problems except some extra cleaning a couple times, which was paid for by the guest.