Make sure you communicate to the cleaners that you're hosting longer stays that are over 30/60/90+ days (depending on your market) so they can give you the price for a deep clean.

You are on the complete right path....educate, network, and take action...I'd also highly recommend getting to all the in-person meetup possible - then make sure to be-friend the host!

We have a vibrant investor community, I host a monthly meetup, and there are several others in the area that would be a good place to meet other house hackers.

It's like any other service.. are you looking to get coffee with a friend at the best local coffee shop (still expensive) or do you need to place an order with starbucks for a corporate event you are hosting.

Since LA has banned STR for more than 90 or 120 days, requires one to live in the property for 9 months or so and ADU's or guesthouses cannnot be used as STR, how does a host pass the Material Involvement test?

Do you need a local co-host to help you with that?

We are hosting one Wednesday this week in Durham if you’d like to join.

Our team at Host Financial is happy to help answer DSCR related loan questions. 

It is easy to assume, but assumptions are only guesses and often clouded by our view of people.As you are out of state and this is clearly causing you stress, I would suggest talking to a few local property managers to see if they can take over management of the property.Vacancies do cost, though the price someone else quoted is higher than I've ever experienced outside of an eviction where lots of stuff was left behind and the place was not taken care of (both of those were probably $6K once I factored in lost rent).

I also host a meetup event (Building Wealth through Real Estate Investment) at my office for new and experienced investors alike.