As summer winds down, here’s a look at how things shaped up this season.Most property managers reported occupancy rates being down by 10-12% year-to-date.

If you have some hot tips on new markets I should check out in other areas, I'm all ears, and my list of things to report about for BiggerPockets STRs is never-ending.2) This is for NEW investors.

In a long-term context, May vacancy rate is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 3.8% average recorded since the beginning of Q2 2014.OutlookREIS' new construction analysts report that 12,219 units of new speculative apartment inventory will be introduced to the metro by the end of the year, and net total absorption will be positive 3,047 units.

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

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You can report it as theft just like you would if they took  appliances.

Is it necessary to create one or is the existing information in my credit report, full view, and tax return enough?

If you switch later, that is another set of problems.When entering a transaction is easy, but trying to balance, analysis reports is a challenge - Now is the time you need to take an accounting course - learn debits and credits and more.Pick and choose wisely.